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Fredericton Independent · Aug 18, 2026

House arrest for trashing church lawn

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Don MacPherson · Fredericton Independent

A Hanwell man will spend the next couple of months under house arrest after a judge sentenced him to a community-based sentence for tearing up church grounds last fall and driving dangerously.

Gabriel Longstaff, 23, of Route 640, was back in Fredericton provincial court Tuesday for sentencing.

Gabriel Longstaff (Photo: Facebook)

He previously pleaded guilty to Nov. 15 counts of dangerous driving, flight from police in a motor vehicle and mischief causing more than $5,000 in damage to the lawn of Hanwell Community Church.

Crown prosecutor Patricia Gillett told the court Tuesday that police received a call about someone in an SUV doing donuts on the grounds of the church.

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