Craig Landry pleads guilty in Philip Boudreau 'murder for lobster' case
CBC News | Posted: July 24, 2015 2:28 PM | Last Updated: July 24, 2015
Landry admits to accessory after the fact in fisherman's death in 2013
Craig Landry pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact in the death of Philip Boudreau in a Cape Breton court on Friday.
He will be sentenced on Sept. 11.
Landry is a third cousin of Joseph James Landry, the man found guilty of manslaughter over Boudreau's death in 2013.
Dwayne Matthew Samson pleaded guilty in May to manslaughter in the case that's been dubbed "murder for lobster."
Boudreau disappeared and was presumed dead after a confrontation on the water near Petit-de-Grat.
Craig Landry told the court during James Landry's trial that he worked as a deckhand on the Twin Maggies when Boudreau died.
According to an agreed statement of facts read in court, the crew of the Twin Maggies saw Boudreau at their traps that day and believed he was tampering with them.
They loaded a gun, and Samson asked Landry to shoot at Boudreau. One hit him in the leg.
According to the statement, which Samson agreed to, they ran at Boudreau's boat several times.
Samson was at the wheel when Boudreau fell into the water. They then gaffed Boudreau and dragged him out to sea. At some point, Boudreau stopped struggling. He was tied to an anchor.
The Twin Maggies crew then resumed fishing their lobster traps, the statement of facts said.
The court heard that Craig Landry assisted police in a re-enactment and the charges against him were later reduced from second-degree murder to accessory after the fact.