New Brunswick·NewA bail hearing will be held Wednesday for 58-year-old Daniel Ray Downey, who is charged with personating a peace officer, possessing weapons for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats and 20 other offences.Daniel Downey is facing 23 charges, including uttering threats and conspiring to commit a crimeCBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2025 11:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 29 minutes agoRCMP say searches of two homes in August led to the seizure of firearms, police uniforms, lights and other equipment. (RCMP/Submitted)A Moncton judge will hear arguments next week on whether Daniel Ray Downey should be released from custody as he awaits trial on 23 charges, including personation of a peace officer.In Moncton provincial court Friday, Judge Paul Duffie scheduled Downey’s bail hearing for Wednesday.The 58-year-old is accused of conspiring and attempting to personate a peace officer after RCMP seized firearms, pieces of police uniforms, a Ford Taurus, radios, lights and sirens in August from two homes in Pointe-du-Chêne, in the Shediac area of southeastern New Brunswick.Downey is also accused of possessing weapons for a dangerous purpose, uttering threats to several people, arson, conspiring to commit a crime and attempting to commit a crime.Charges against Downey were originally laid Aug. 27, and additional charges were laid on Aug. 29. He is now in custody. Southeast N.B. man accused of personation of RCMP officer to seek bail Earlier this month, defence lawyer Dustin Caissie told the court he had been retained to represent Downey and asked that the hearing be delayed until Wednesday of this week.On Wednesday, Daniel Gallant, another defence lawyer who practises in the same firm as Caissie, said he will now be representing Downey and requested the hearing be adjourned again.Downey, who appeared by video Friday, has not entered a plea on the charges yet. He is set to appear in person for the bail hearing next week.
Bail hearing set for Shediac man accused of personation of RCMP officer
