A man accused of two shootings that triggered emergency cellphone alerts last month remains in custody after his bail hearing was postponed yesterday.
Thirty-one-year-old Matthew Fowler is facing charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, break and enter, robbery, fleeing from police, and a list of firearms offences including possession and careless use of a loaded gun.
It’s alleged he shot Matthew Hobbs in his home on Uplands Road in Chamberlains, and then shot Tim Hoskins at a house on Greeleytown Road in Foxtrap.
The events began mid-morning on September 22, with Fowler arrested hours later after a brief and dramatic car chase on St. Thomas’s Line.
Fowler’s bail hearing was set for yesterday but it was postponed for a week to give the defence more time to prepare for witnesses and sureties to vouch for his interim release.
Matthew Fowler, accused of attacks in C.B.S. which triggered recent emergency alerts, appears for bail hearing in provincial court. @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/L1U2x7YyE2
— Brian Callahan (@briancallahan67) October 19, 2022