A 38-year-old man from Elsipogtog First Nation is facing numerous charges after an incident on September 18th.
Officers responded to reports of an assault at a home on Main Street, where they found two women. One was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries.
Police arrested a man in a wooded area a short time later.
During the arrest, police seized drugs, a baseball bat and a machete.
Jonathan Joseph Milliea appeared in Moncton Provincial Court by way of tele-remand on September 19. He was charged with aggravated assault and was remanded into custody.
He returned to court on September 22 and was charged with the following additional charges:
- two counts of forcible confinement
- sexual assault with a weapon
- assault with a weapon
- two counts of uttering death threats
- possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking
During the arrest, police seized drugs, a baseball bat and a machete.
