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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-08-29, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013. PAGE 13. Man given three years probation due to lengthy recordContinued from page 12someone had come into her homewhile she was away. The investigation eventually led police to Brunk and his co-accused, who were also living near Ethel. The woman the pair was staying with indicated that she had seen those two items around her house and that she didn’t own them. The woman then returned the iPod Touch to the victim, but was told that the Blackberry Playbook had been given to a friend of the co- accused. When questioned about the iPod, Brunk admitted to entering the victim’s home and taking it. He then returned the item to her. In court, however, Brunk insisted that there was no “middle man” andthat he returned the iPod to thevictim directly. Cornish insisted that because there was no loss of property and that no risk was posed to the victim that the nature of the crime was not violent. Hunter found Brunk guilty and sentenced him to a six-month conditional sentence and a three- year term of probation upon completion of the six-month sentence, where he is to abstain from the consumption of alcohol and not associate with his co-accused. ASSAULT Curtis Wharton of RR1, Belgrave pled guilty to assault and failing to comply with the conditions of his probation. Grant said the incident took placeon March 24 in North Huron whenWharton got into a verbal argument with the woman with whom he had a two-year relationship and a small child. She said the woman then locked herself in the bathroom where she attempted to call Wharton’s family. When she unlocked the door to the bathroom and attempted to leave the house, Grant said Wharton blocked her from leaving, pushing her in the process. Then on July 22, after Wharton had been arrested in connection with the aforementioned incident, he attended his former girlfriend’s house in Belgrave, which he had been instructed not to do, therefore breaching his probation.Hunter granted Wharton aconditional discharge and sentenced him to a 12-month term of probation. He was also given a five-year weapon prohibition. ASSAULT Robert Powell of Listowel pled guilty to one count of assault stemming from an incident in Howick on May 21. Grant said that Powell was picking up his children around 3:30 p.m. in Fordwich when he got involved in an altercation with his neighbour with whom he had a long-standing feud. She said that after Powell picked up his children, the victim drove past and Powell followed him to hishome, getting out of the vehicle totalk to him. After coming onto the victim’s property, the two eventually went nose to nose before Powell began throwing punches, Grant said. Through Duty Counsel Lynn Johnston, Powell said that the reason he pursued the victim was because he gave him “the finger” while driving past and yelling obscenities at him. Powell said he went to the man’s house to ask why he would act this way. Hunter issued a suspended sentence and put Powell on probation for 12 months. He also issued a five-year weapon prohibition. Bus Safety Tips Special thanks to our sponsors Have a safe school year! Remain seated while riding bus! from Optimist Club of Brussels Blyth & District Lions Club Welcome back students!Remember your bus safety rules! Brussels Legion Branch 218 Blyth Legion Branch 420 Listen to your bus driver! Show respect for your driver & other riders! Set a good example! SCRIMGEOUR’S FOOD MARKET Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4551 Auburn & District Lions Club Always check for traffic! 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