HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-09-08, Page 7Destruction leads
to jail sentence
Christopher MacTavish pled
guilty to three charges, including a
major charge of mischief over
$5,000 in Wingham court in late
June, which resulted in jail time
when he was sentenced on Aug. 18.
MacTavish, of no fixed address,
pled guilty to mischief over $5,000
after being charged with destroying
a Wingham apartment owned by the
Huron County Housing
Corporation.
Crown Attorney Laura Grant said
that MacTavish had lived in Huron
County housing in Wingham since
late May, 2015 and a number of
concerns arose shortly thereafter.
On Sept. 15, 2015, Huron County
staff were contacted when someone
observed that the living room
window to MacTavish's apartment
appeared to be shattered. When staff
returned to repair the window, they
found the apartment to be largely
destroyed, including damage to the
air conditioning unit, light fixtures,
the walls and a number of dishes had
been broken. There was also a hole
in the door of the closet and the
bathroom mirror was shattered.
Grant said that MacTavish
admitted he had caused the damage,
but said he couldn't remember how
or why he did it. At the time, she
said, MacTavish also agreed that he
would have to pay for the damage.
After the window was repaired,
staff had cause to return to the
apartment, to find the window had
once again been broken. MacTavish
said that he didn't break the window
this time, that he had returned home
and found the window broken, but
said he would pay for the repairs
regardless.
Staff visited the apartment a third
time to find a broken toilet and sink
to be disposed of at the curb of the
property.
When staff returned, they found
the window to be broken a third
time, in addition to heavy damage
inside the apartment.
It was at this time that the police
were finally called and charges were
laid on Dec. 17, 2015. Grant said
that the total cost for the damaged
property was $7,750.
MacTavish was twice further
charged with failing to comply with
the conditions of his probation on
Jan. 7 and April 3.
On Jan. 7, MacTavish was charged
when his brother reported him to the
police as lost. The man said he was
concerned that his brother was using
drugs.
Through their investigation, police
found that MacTavish was no longer
living where he had told police he
was living, which was a violation of
his probation order.
On April 3, police were called to
Huron County apartments in
Wingham where neighbours
reported hearing the sound of
property being smashed in the
apartment above and someone
"going ballistic". When police
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the weekend getting the teeth of the sawmill blades ready
for their working demonstration at the annual reunion of the
Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association this
weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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