A rare case of extortion and kidnapping has been delayed again, this time due to a technical wrinkle.
Four people — Phillip Pynn, Theresa Lynn O’Grady and brothers Joe and Jeff Aywlard — were arrested after police stopped a car last December on Oliver’s Pond Road in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s.
They each face charges of extortion, holding a person for ransom and breaching court orders.
O’Grady and Joe Aylward both face an additional charge of public mischief.
With them in the car was a 27-year-old man who had allegedly been abducted an hour earlier, but had not been harmed.
A judge had previously expressed frustration over delays with the accused getting lawyers, which has since been resolved.
Today, the issue was with a computer disc containing the final evidence to be forwarded to the defence.
They now have until November 29th to receive and review it, with an eye toward entering pleas at that time.