Two men wanted in Eskasoni attempted murder in custody

CITYnews halifax \ By Dan Ahlstrand

Two Eskasoni men wanted by police in connection with the attempted murder in the community are behind bars.

On Aug. 2,^, police were called to Castle Bay Road in Eskasoni after learning that a 45-year-old man had been sprayed with a sensory irritant and then assaulted with a baseball bat.  The victim was treated in hospital for what have been described as non-life threatening injuries.

As a result of the police investigation into the incident Alfred Joseph Marshall, 29, and Justin Noelan Dennis, 42, both of Eskasoni, were both charged with attempted murder, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, uttering threats and unauthorized possession of a weapon.  Police searched for the pair but were unable to locate them.

On Tuesday, Dennis was spotted on the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick and was safely taken into custody by RCMP.  A few hours later, Marshall turned himself into the police in Eskasoni.  Marshall appeared in court Wednesday and has been remanded into custody.  Police are coming to New Brunswick to return Dennis to Nova Scotia for a scheduled court appearance on Friday.