Lewis Faces New Charges, Court Date Set

0:00It's March 31st. You're listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Corey with the story. Todd John Lewis, the 35-year-old who bolted from a new Brunswick prison back in February, just picked up even more charges in court this week. He jumped off fence at the Southeast Regional Correctional Center in Shidiak on February 12th around 5.30 pm, sparking a big manhunt. Earlier this week, he faced Monkton Provincial Court by a video link, entering pleas on fresh charges, like skipping a court date on February 27th, and striking an RCMP officer the day cops nabbed him in Monkton on March 23rd. Meanwhile, Lewis was already in hot water from January charges, including packing a loaded Soviet air epistol and a knife, even though he's banned for. Life from firearms. That all ties back to stuff found on him in Monkton. In court, the judge pushed hard for him to get legal aid before pleading guilty on anything, calling his list of charges pretty stacked. Lewis seemed ready to go solo, but got talked down.

1:02The case gets pushed to April 14th for an in-person hearing where he can link up with duty counsel, so we'll see if he lawyers up or keeps. Rolling the dice on his own.