Posted: May 11, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 11
A photo exhibit entered during the trial of James Thomas shows the Mazda Protege, with broken windows, that the victim of a robbery and beating was found in more than a day after the attack.(Public Prosecution Service of Canada)
The murder trial of a Hay River, Northwest Territories, man is now focused on the credibility of a key witness: the other man charged with the same murder.
James Thomas is on trial for first degree murder and robbery in the death of a 25-year-old man in Hay River in the early hours of Dec. 27, 2017. A pivotal witness in the trial is Levi Cayen, who is scheduled to be tried on the same charges in January.
Posted: May 10, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10
The first degree murder and robbery trial of James Thomas continues in N.W.T. Supreme Court in Yellowknife. On Friday, co-accused Levi Cayen recanted much of what he said in an earlier statement to police, testifying he acted alone.(Walter Strong/CBC)
Days after a 25-year-old man was found beaten and frozen in a car near Hay River, Northwest Territories, a tearful Levi Cayen confessed to police that he and his cousin, James Thomas, had beaten the man and left him in the car, bloodied and dazed, that frigid winter night.
In court on Friday, Cayen said it was all a lie.
Friday’s high school roundup: Freeport keeps perfect record intact
Baseball: The Falcons improve to 8-0 with a 12-6 victory over Morse.
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FREEPORT Anthony Panciocco went 3 for 4 and scored three runs, and Nathan Abbott was 3 for 4 with three RBI as Freeport remained undefeated with a 12-6 baseball win Friday against Morse.
Morse (1-2) took a 4-3 lead with four runs in the top of the third inning, paced by Gabe Aucoin’s two-run double, but the Falcons (8-0) answered with five in the bottom half.
Brogan Shaw was 2 for 2 with a two-run homer for Morse.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 2, OLD ORCHARD BEACH 1: Dylan Henry singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth and scored the go-ahead run on a double play as the Patriots (2-5) edged the Seagulls (4-4) in Gray.
“I just told them they have some work to do, and the guys responded,” Jordan said.
The Red Eddies scored six runs in the fifth to take back the lead and then held on for a 12-10 win in a back-and-forth rivalry showdown Tuesday.
“They’ve done a nice job, when we’ve given up runs and teams have tied it or closed the gap, of coming back and responding offensively,” Jordan said. “I was proud they did; they had some great at-bats and it was a big turning point for us.”
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Local roundup: Skye Chandler’s last big hit sends Gray-New Gloucester past Lake Region
The sophomore s power bat helps the Patriots earn the softball win. In other action, there were no-hitters and extra-inning thrillers.
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GRAY Skye Chandler had a double, triple and two-run home run and Morgan Curtis had a double and two RBIs as Gray-New Gloucester edged Lake Region 9-8 in WMC softball action Monday.
Madi Pelletier got the pitching win for the Patriots (4-1) by scattering five hits while striking out five. Chandler’s double in the bottom of the seventh scored two for the walk-off win.