GORE BAY—The bail hearing for Clinton Gordon Haggart, the man accused of seven counts of arson in five fires over three months in Little Current, has again been remanded to this Friday, September 12.
The remand came at the request of Mr. Haggart’s lawyer and was granted by Justice of the Peace Darlene Hayden on Monday of this week.
On Thursday, August 14 the following charges against Mr. Haggart were read before the court: intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to personal property owned by Clinton Haggart, 25 Wilson Street East, Northeast Town, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, under Section 434.1 of the Criminal Code on June 13, 2014, and intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a dwelling house, property of Ontario Aboriginal Services, 25 Wilson Street East (the home of the Haggart family); intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a dwelling owned by Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, 35 Blake Street West (the home of Mr. Haggart’s mother-in-law, Margaret Bowerman); intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a garage, property of Lorne Alston, on July 23 at 15 Blake Street West; intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a shed, property of Jamie Still, on August 5, 26 Blake Street West; intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a dwelling/recreation centre, property of Michael Maciuk, on August 7, 21 Campbell Street West (the Island Training Centre); and intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire to a storage facility, property of Floyd James Renton, on August 7, 23 Campbell Street West (the former Little Current curling rink).
The OPP is asking anyone with information on any of these fires please to contact police at 1-888-310-1122 or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).