One of two men charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder allegedly communicated with others about plans to “destroy” the vehicle in which Allan Lee was murdered, the Saint John Court of King’s Bench heard Tuesday.
Charles Pleasance, 59, and Stephen Martin, 67, are on trial, accused of assisting Jinelle Thompson by cleaning and inspecting the Jeep in which she shot and killed 52-year-old Lee on July 31, 2024.
Lee’s body was discovered in a wooded area on the western outskirts of the city, near Lorneville, on Aug. 1, 2024.
Earlier in the trial, the jury heard police found the black 2011 Jeep Patriot abandoned at a junkyard in Willow Grove on Dec. 16. The tires were gone, but it still had a licence plate, which was registered to Martin.
Material from the rear driver’s side seat, where eyewitness Lana Jesso testified Lee was sitting, tested positive for blood and the DNA matched Lee’s.
On Tuesday, Sgt. Matthew Weir, head of the Saint John Police Force’s forensic identification section, testified about data he extracted from a cellphone seized from Pleasance during his arrest on Dec. 11, 2024.
Crown prosecutor Elaina Campbell led Weir through several text messages, including an outgoing one sent on Nov.
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