Landon Webb supporters holding vigil Sunday night in Lower Sackville
The vigil will take place between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre
A vigil to show support for Landon Webb will be held Sunday night outside of the facility where is staying in Lower Sackville, N.S.
The vigil will run from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre and at one point, the supporters will hold up flashlights and cell phones and centre their focus on a given spot to create a beam of light during a minute of silence.
"Hopefully, Landon can see that light through his barred window," said supporter Rick Gautreau.
He doesn't personally know Webb, but was touched by his case.
Webb found himself the subject of several police alerts this year that said he had gone missing. His parents claim the 25 year old functions at the level of a 10-year-old boy and are his legal guardians.
Webb was previously deemed incompetent under the province's Incompetent Persons Act, but he is challenging that.
His parents have said they are simply trying to do what's best for what they describe as an adult child who would be at risk if left to his own devices.
Webb's lawyer says he has lost his phone and internet privileges at the facility and can only be seen by her and his parents.
Fundraising event being held in Dartmouth
"To have someone who has committed no crime, has never been violent, to have them locked down with the additional burden of no communication with your girlfriend, with your children or anybody that cares for you is just insane to me," said Gautreau.
The vigil will be the second event being held for Webb on Sunday. This afternoon from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be a fundraiser held at Staggers Pub and Grub in Dartmouth. There will be live music and a silent auction to raise Christmas money for Webb's girlfriend and child.
Nova Scotia's Minister of Justice, Diana Whalen, said on Wednesday the province is looking into the Webb case.
Speaking on As It Happens Wednesday, Diana Whalen said Webb's case has sparked the Justice Department to look at the province's Incompetent Person's Act.