Tobias Charles Doucette. Photo: BPS/Facebook
The man who led police on a week-long manhunt in Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg County will plead his case before a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury.
Tobias Doucette’s defence, lawyer Darren MacLeod, appeared via teleconference in Bridgewater Provincial Court on Wednesday to request a preliminary inquiry.
MacLeod and Crown attorney Alonzo Wright both agreed the hearing would take two days, but due to extensive court bookings, dates were not available until June.
Judge Paul Scovil says the courts will reach out to council if another day becomes available.
Doucette faces 14 charges after he allegedly stabbed a Bridgewater police officer in the neck at a local hotel in July and fled the area. He was arrested six days later near Hebbville after hiding in a wooded area nearby for a week.
Those charges include attempted murder, assault, aggravated assault, injuring a law enforcement animal, and theft of a motor vehicle among others.
Doucette was granted bail last month and is currently free on a $4,500 release order under strict restrictions. He is on house arrest and must remain at a relative’s house in Cape Breton.
The preliminary inquiry will be held over two days on June 4th and June 18th, 2021.
