New BrunswickFredericton men charged with manslaughter last month are no longer accused of causing the death of a man during a home invasion near Moncton last winter.Codi Martin, 33, and Joshua Carvell, 39, of Fredericton still face other chargesShane Magee · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2025 2:55 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.A man was found dead after a home invasion in Berry Mills, about 15 kilometres west of Moncton in February. The incident prompted an emergency alert from police. (Radio-Canada)Fredericton men charged with manslaughter last month are no longer accused of causing the death of a man during a home invasion near Moncton last winter.The manslaughter charge was among a dozen charges laid Oct. 23 against Joshua Tyler Carvell, 39, and Codi Timothy Martin, 33. It was alleged they caused the death of Brian Johnson while using a firearm on Feb. 6 at a home in Berry Mills.Martin and Carvell appeared in Moncton provincial court Friday by phone from two separate prisons. Crown prosecutor Clémence Talbot asked that the manslaughter charge and a firearm charge be withdrawn, and others charges be amended. No reason was given in court.The two still face charges alleging they committed break and enter with a shotgun, forcibly confined the homeowners Andrew Minifie and Brooke Minifie, attempted to steal from the Minifies, and committed other firearms offences.RCMP previously said three people forced their way into an Isaiah Road home in Berry Mills occupied by a man and woman in their 30s. Police said Johnson, a 35-year-old man from Halifax, died after an “altercation” in the home with one of the residents. Police said he was among the three who forced their way into the home. RCMP issued an emergency alert as they searched for the other two, later describing it as a “targeted incident.”RCMP charged Andrew Minifie earlier this year with a series of drug and weapons offences dated Feb. 8, two days after the fatal home invasion. The charges allege unsafe storage of several firearms, possessing prohibited knives and extendable batons. Other charges allege Minifie had firearms for a dangerous purpose. Minifie also faces a charge of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and another of possessing cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. There was no further update about the two who allegedly forced their way into the home until the charges were laid against Martin and Carvell last month.Neither Martin or Carvell had a lawyer present Friday. The case was adjourned to Nov. 14 to give them time to retain lawyers.ABOUT THE AUTHORShane Magee is a Moncton-based reporter for CBC News.
Home invasion manslaughter charge dropped by Crown
