Suspect in Milltown arson deemed fit to stand trial
The man accused of torching three public buildings in Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir has been deemed fit to stand trial.
Donald Craig MacHaight, 48, will enter plea March 15
The man accused of torching three public buildings in Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir last month has been deemed fit to stand trial.
Donald Craig MacHaight, 48, is accused of setting a string of fires — to Bay d'Espoir Academy, the town hall and the RCMP detachment — in the early hours of Jan. 17.
After undergoing two seven-day psychiatric assessments, MacHaight was declared fit to stand trial in Grand Falls-Windsor provincial court Friday.
MacHaight agreed to be remanded in custody.
He is scheduled to appear in court again March 15 to enter a plea.