N.B. man sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for drugs, weapons offences

An RCMP detachment is pictured in Woodstock, N.B., on June 23, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Avery MacRae)

A man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison in connection with a robbery in Woodstock First Nation, N.B., last year.

Larry Shane Kennedy appeared in Woodstock provincial court on Tuesday.

He was sentenced to 30 months in prison, minus time served.

Kennedy was sentenced on charges of:

• possession for the purpose of trafficking methamphetamine and cocaine
• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• unsafe storage of a firearm

The robbery happened in a business parking lot on Muwin Lane around 12:15 p.m. on Feb. 5, 2025.

Police said a truck was also stolen at the time of the robbery.

On Feb. 16, 2025, police went to a residence on Route 540 in Kirkland in connection with the investigation.

Kennedy was arrested at the scene.

The RCMP said officers searched the home and recovered:

• a stolen vehicle
• unsecured firearms
• ammunition
• quantities of what are believed to be cocaine and methamphetamine

Two days later, Kennedy appeared in court and was charged with:

• robbery
• possession of a firearm when unauthorized
• careless use of a firearm

He was later released on conditions.

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