Man found guilty of drug dealing
A P.E.I. drug dealer who drove dangerously and sped through a residential area while being pursued by police has been found guilty of possession of cocaine and crystal methamphetamine for trafficking purposes, as well as other offences.
Jason Lee Greencorn, 49, appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown by video on April 24 to hear Chief Judge Jeff Lantz find him guilty of the two drug charges as well as dangerous driving, flight from police and resisting arrest. Those offences occurred on Nov. 25 and Dec. 11, 2023. Greencorn, who was self-represented, did not testify at the trial.
EVIDENCE AT TRIAL
Recounting the evidence presented at trial on April 9-10, 2024, Lantz told the court that Charlottetown police received information from sources that Greencorn was selling cocaine and crystal methamphetamine. Police were also told that Greencorn was picking up the drugs on a weekly basis from a dealer in Moncton, N.B.
Police obtained a warrant to place a tracking device on Greencorn’s vehicle. Police tracked Greencorn’s movements to areas known for drug activity, including a dirt road off Norwood Road and a residence on Green Street where a known drug dealer lived.
FLIGHT FROM POLICE
On Nov. 25, police believed that Greencorn was restocking his drug supply and planning to meet the dealer on Green Street. When Greencorn arrived at 8:07 p.m., a police officer attempted to arrest him. Greencorn sped away in the residential area and drove through stop signs and, at one point, onto a sidewalk and lawn.
Greencorn then drove onto North River Road. It was estimated that he was driving in excess of 100 k/hr. A police vehicle pursued Greencorn with the overhead emergency lights activated. Police ended the chase when Greencorn passed a vehicle on North River Road and was going to pass another one.
BAG OF DRUGS
Police suspected Greencorn may have thrown drugs out of the vehicle as it sped away. Police searched the area and located on the corner of Green Street and Greenfield Avenue a cell phone and a freezer bag containing roughly 78 grams of cocaine and 56 grams of crystal methamphetamine divided into smaller bags.
On Dec. 11, police tracked Greencorn’s vehicle to a drug house on University Avenue. Outside the apartment building, a police officer tried to arrest Greencorn again, but he ran away. Greencorn fell down in front of another police officer waiting on Douglas Street and was arrested. He refused to give police his hands so he could be handcuffed. As a result, he was charged and convicted for resisting arrest. Police searched Greencorn and found $5,000 in cash inside his sock but no drugs.
Greencorn gave a statement to police and admitted the drugs found on Nov. 25 were thrown from his vehicle. Greencorn also admitted that he sold drugs to two to four people and that he “wanted out of the game,” said Lantz.
DNA evidence also linked the bag of drugs to Greencorn, noted Lantz.
SENTENCING ADJOURNED
Greencorn also pleaded guilty in court on April 24 to a separate offence of possession of cocaine for trafficking purposes. That offence occurred on Feb. 1, 2024. Lantz adjourned sentencing for all of the matters to May 27.
Greencorn is currently being held in custody at the Provincial Correctional Centre while his matters are before the court.