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All charges have been dropped against a southeast New Brunswick man who last year was accused of possessing stolen police equipment, impersonating an officer and threatening to kill several women.
Daniel Ray Downey, 58, released Wednesday after 5 months in custody
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 22, 2026 2:22 PM EST | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
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A photo released by RCMP of firearms, police uniforms, lights and other equipment seized during searches of two properties in August last year. (RCMP/Submitted)
All charges have been dropped against a southeast New Brunswick man who last year was accused of possessing stolen police equipment, impersonating an officer and threatening to kill several women.
Daniel Ray Downey, 58, of Pointe-du-Chêne was scheduled to stand trial in Moncton provincial court Wednesday and Thursday on firearms and other charges.
Instead, court records show, a Crown prosecutor withdrew all of the charges Downey faced.
A judge’s notes in the case file say “matters concluded,” and Downey was to be released. He had been held in custody pending trial since his arrest on Aug. 26, 2025.
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