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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2010-11-04, Page 17THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010. PAGE 17. Time for dinner The Trinity Anglican Church held a roast beef supper at Memorial Hall on Saturday night. Helping herself to some food is Elda Nethery. (Vicky Bremner photo) Man receives stern warningagainst hugging young boysContinued from page 16discovered, some of which wasindividually packaged for sale, Donnelly said. Other paraphernalia that would suggest trafficking, including a digital scale were also recovered by police. Coates was sentenced to a six- month term of house arrest, where he will not be allowed to leave his home unless there is an emergency, he has to attend work or he is attending some sort of counselling session (he is currently undergoing methadone treatment, he said). An additional 12 months of probation were tacked onto the house arrest sentence and a 10-year weapons prohibition was also imposed by Hunter. ASSAULT AND A WARNING Adam Wilkins of Wingham received a stern warning from Judge Hunter after pleading guilty to assault regarding an incident on March 16. The incident, which was reported on March 17, involved Wilkins making a young man uncomfortable, something he was said to have a “proclivity” for, Morris said. On the evening of March 16, Wilkins approached a young man, spoke to him and then hugged him. He then followed him as he attempted to walk away, Morris said. Morris said that Wilkins “has a proclivity to do this with young boys, hugging them, checking out their muscles.” While Wilkins was currently under a term of probation, it was set to expire within the next month, so Hunter sentenced Wilkins to 12 more months of probation and encouraged him to seek professional help, which Wilkins said he was in the process of doing. Duty Counsel Lynn Johnston said that Wilkins is hoping that his therapy will help him understand why he has this “proclivity” and that it may rid him of it. The terms of the probation were that he be in good behaviour and keep the peace and that he is not to associate with people under the age of 16. Wilkins is set to return to court on February 10 to give Hunter a report of his progress in therapy. He did, however, warn Wilkins that should he breach his probation and appear before him once again, that the penalty would be of a muchstiffer nature.“These terms of conduct must be met, because if you’re before me again, you know where you’re going,” Hunter said. “Quit it, because this is not an idle threat. Take me very seriously.” ASSAULT Perry Irvine of Gorrie pled guilty to one assault charge and one failure to comply with the conditions of probation charge resulting from an incident in June where Morris said he began “picking fights” with people outside of a bar. Morris said Irvine assaulted another man outside the bar, leading to the assault charge. As a condition of a previous term of probation, Irvine had been forbidden from drinking alcohol, which he breached, as he was intoxicated at the time of the incident. Morris said the incident took place in Wingham where Irvine had picked a fight with a man outside the bar. The victim attempted to remove himself from the situation, keeping Irvine at bay and entering a waiting cab. Irvine, however, broke a window of the cab and attempted to pull the victim out of the vehicle. The victim defended himself “quite well” said Donnelly, who was acting as defense counsel in this case, getting the better of Irvine in the tussle. Hunter sentenced Irvine to 12 months of probation and a 10-year weapons prohibition. Restitution had also been paid to the owner of the cab in the amount it cost to replace the broken window. OVER 80 Perry Clark of Walton pled guilty to driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, resulting in a 12-month driving prohibition and a $2,000 fine. The incident took place on August 7, 2009 when Wingham Police officers were conducting radar surveillance on Josephine Street in Wingham and a 1987 Chevrolet pick-up truck was driven into the parking lot of The Beer Store in Wingham. The driver, Clark, exited the vehicle while his female passenger entered the store. Clark entered the wooded area adjacent to the store and appeared to be urinating, according to the officer, Morris said. The actions of Clark alerted the officers and prompted them to pull the vehicle over. When Clark was asked to provide a sample of his breath, he registered at 140 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Clark had three prior convictions for impaired driving-related offences, which Hunter took into account when sentencing Clark. Clark was charged with impaired driving in 2000 and 1992 and had another charge for over 80 in 1989.Clark’s driving prohibition couldbe reduced to three months, should he qualify for the Interlock Ignition program. IMPAIRED DRIVING Peter Roussel was handed a $1,500 fine and a 12-month driving prohibition as a result of an impaired driving charge stemming from an incident on June 13. Roussel, of Cambridge, was in Howick when the Huron OPP were called after a citizen had observed a car pulled over on the side of the road with the driver passed out inside. The driver, Roussel, did not stir when the citizen attempted to wake him up, Morris said, but eventually awoke when police attempted to wake him up. He was slumped over the passenger seat, Morris said, with a case of 12 beers in the car, with empty containers strewn throughout the vehicle. The citizen who called police, Morris said, had initially thought that the driver had suffered a heart attack. Roussel has had two previous brushes with the law on impaired driving-related offences, being convicted on an over 80 charge in 1990 and an impaired driving charge in 1996. Roussel has six months to pay the fine and his driving prohibition could be reduced to three months, should he qualify for the Interlock Ignition program. IMPAIRED DRIVING Peter Goodall of Owen Sound pled guilty to a charge of impaired driving, stemming from an incident early on Feb. 21 in Morris- Turnberry. The Huron OPP had received a call about a potential impaired driver, which led them to find Goodall travelling on Clegg Line north towards Wingham. Police pulled him over and detected a strong odour of alcohol, Morris said. Goodall, who had been convicted of Over 80 in Toronto years ago, was fined $1,250 for the incident and was sentenced to 12 months of probation, which could be reduced to three months, should he qualify for the Interlock Ignition program. FAILURE TO COMPLY Tyler Gallaher of Wroxeter pled guilty to a charge of failure to comply with a terms of his probation, stemming from an incident in Howick on Sept. 23. Gallaher was given a conditional discharge by Hunter, 12 months probation and he was advised to undergo counselling as well. He was also told not to have any further contact with the victim, his ex-wife, unless it was through a third party in order to arrange visitation with the couple’s 18- Londesboro group to host zone meeting `ô~Ęćŝ ūĠ ūôÃ ZÃŝùµÃĘūŝ ĠÚ ÃĘūŗ~ĉ +ŻŗĠĘł - ĉĠĠć ÚĠŗƐ~ŗµ ūĠ ÚĠŻŗ ƔÃ~ŗŝ ĠÚ ĠđđŻĘùūƔ ùĘĻŻūł ĠĘèŗ~ūŻĉ~ūùĠĘŝ ūĠ ~ĉĉ ūôÃ ~Ęµùµ~ūÃŝł £ ¨¨ Thank Y ou to my supporters on October 25th. It has been a privilege to have represented you and our municipality for the last seven years. Your loyal support has been appreciated. Best wishes to the incoming Mayor and Council. Dorothy Kelly Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Shop Local, Support YOUR Community . . . Wingham Chamber Dollar Program Closing SOON! Wingham Chamber Dollars will be accepted at participating retailers until November 30, 2010. Redeem yours today! Call (519) 357-1096 for more information. www.northhuron.ca Continued from page 7 from the community will be invited. Happy Gang regulars are to consider donating items for a draw table and door prizes. There will also be live entertainment. The seniors group will make monetary donations to the Huron County Food Bank and the Huron County Christmas Bureau. The Londesborough Happy Gang Seniors and the seniors group from Arkona will host the Spring Rally for Zone 8 on April 14 at the Brucefield Church. The November card party hosted by the Happy Gang Seniors at the Londesborough Community Hall will be held on Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Continued on page 22 page 17_page 17 10-11-02 12:46 PM Page 1