Christopher Phillips remains in custody
Posted Mar 17, 2015 03:27:11 PM.
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HALIFAX – A Halifax judge has ruled that a man accused of threatening police with a dangerous chemical won’t be released on bail until a suitable guarantor can be found.
Judge Alanna Murphy says the estranged wife of Christopher Phillips is not a suitable choice to provide surety for his bail.
Gosia Phillips told provincial court last week that she was offering to put up $10,000 bail in order to have him released from custody.
She testified that even though they are separated and she has a legal agreement prohibiting him from entering her home, she was willing to act as his guarantor.
Christopher Phillips was arrested Jan. 21 at an Ottawa hotel and brought back to Halifax to face charges of uttering threats and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Police have alleged that chemicals found at a cottage and shed in the Halifax area were in various states of degradation.
