Accused in 'screen cutter' case, wife now charged with possession of the proceeds of crime
Jesara Sinclair | CBC News | Posted: September 27, 2016 8:17 PM | Last Updated: September 28, 2016
Arsenault's lawyer asked justice of the peace to remove no contact order for wife
Richard Joseph Arsenault, accused in a string of break-ins in Charlottetown, Stratford and Cornwall, now faces a new charge, as does his wife.
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Police have charged Arsenault, 38, and his wife Courtney Christina Arsenault, 34, both of Travellers Rest, P.E.I., with possession of the proceeds of crime.
Richard Arsenault has been held in custody since his arrest in August, while Courtney Arsenault continues to live at the couple's home.
The case has become known as the "screen cutter" case, because of the way in which the masked intruder cut his way through window screens.
Couple ordered to have no contact
While Richard Arsenault remains in custody, the couple has been ordered to have no contact with each other.
Arsenault's lawyer asked the justice of the peace to put an end to that order in court on Tuesday, while Courtney Arsenault sat in the public gallery.
That matter has been adjourned until Wednesday.
Courtney Arsenault is scheduled to appear in court on the charge of possession of the proceeds of crime Oct. 20.
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Corrections:- A previous version of this story stated Arsenault's lawyer asked a judge to put an end to the no contact order. In fact, the request was made to a justice of the peace. September 28, 2016 7:49 PM