HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-08-28, Page 31Having spent a week in jail, CoryGordon Beardmore, of no fixedaddress, walked out of Wingham courtAug. 21 $100 lighter. Beardmore was arrested Aug. 12
after failing to comply with a bail
condition stating he must abstain from
the purchase or consumption of
alcohol. Beardmore pled guilty,
Thursday.
Attorney for the Crown, Clayton
Conlan, asked Judge R.G.E. Hunter
for a fine in addition to the time
Beardmore had served in jail. The
judge gave the accused 30 days to pay
the $100 fine.
GUILTY PLEAS
A pre-trial held in judge’s chambers
led to guilty pleas on three charges
from a Scarborough man.
Lloyd Kenneth Wakefield was set to
stand trial on nine charges. Instead he
pled guilty to criminal harassment,
assault and failing to comply with bail
conditions.
The first charge dates to Sept. 14,
2007. Conlan said the victim told
police that on that day, the accused had
followed her from place to place and
drove by her house. “It caused her to
fear for her safety,” he told the judge.
With regards to the second charge,
Conlan said the victim had told police
of an assault occurring in the fall of
2004. Wakefield had come to the
victim’s home and “at some point he
grabbed her, flung her over his knew
and hit her on the backside several
times.”
The 55-year-old then pushed her to
the floor, said Conlan, where she hit
her head. He added that the woman
was several months pregnant at the
time. Then on Feb. 18, having beenreleased on bail with the condition thathe have no contact with the victim,Wakefield, said Conlan, allegedlycalled her.
As background, Conlan said the
victim had told police of other
incidents of abuse. In the spring of
2004, Wakefield, she claimed threw
her purse at her, and pushed her to the
floor, where she fell down three steps.
In February or March of 2005, said
Conlan, the accused allegedly struck
the victim. She also told police that on
July 29, 2005, he slapped her across
the face and hit her several times in the
head area, punched her arm, hit her on
the leg and kicked her on the bottom.
On July 28, 2005, the victim told
police, Wakefield twisted her arm
behind her back.
Defence counsel Walter Fox, said
the facts were substantially correct
with respect to the three charges his
client had entered guilty pleas to, but
while they were not contesting the
background information, they would
also not concede to it.
Submitting a victim impact
statement for Hunter’s consideration,
Conlan requested that Wakefield not
be allowed to enter Wingham as that is
where the victim now resides and
works. He asked that there be no
communication except through a
family court order, through legal
counsel, or through designated
relatives.
Wakefield was convicted almost 12
years ago of one charge of bail breach.
He has no other record.
Fox asked for a conditional
discharge with 18 months probation.
Conlan opposed the discharge for therecord. He added, however, thatWakefield had spent some time incustody prior to his release on bail. Fox said his client recalled he spent
three nights in jail. He asked Hunter to
take into consideration that Wakefield
had entered guilty pleas.
Hunter granted the conditional
discharge and 18-month probation
period, with the conditions stipulated
by the Crown. Wakefield was ordered
to provide a DNA sample and is
prohibited from owning a weapon for
10 years.
OVER 80
An Atwood man pled guilty to
driving with over 80 mg of alcohol in
100 ml of blood and to careless use of
a firearm.
Ronald J. Scholl had left a function
in Bluevale early in the morning of
May 4. Conlan said the accused was in
a depressed state of mind and
attempted to drive his car into a bridge.
“As a result he didn’t stop at the stop
sign and collided with another
vehicle.”
Conlan said Scholl removed a
shotgun from his trunk, loaded it and
pointed it at his chin, “making a
suicidal comment”.
He was taken to the police
detachment where breathalizer
readings were 200 and 190 mg of
alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
Scholl has no previous record.
Defence counsel Lynn Johnston said
her client had been unaware that he
was suffering from depression for
some time. Then when he learned that
the company he worked for was
closing, he “went over the edge”.
She said that Scholl has beenreceiving treatment since, isrecognizing the problems and dealingwith them. “He has never been introuble before and had no intention of
hurting anyone else.”
Scholl was fined $750 for the drunk
driving charge and was given six
months to pay the fine. He has lost his
licence for a year.
The second charge brought a
suspended sentence, 12 months
probation and a five-year weapon
prohibition. Hunter gave the accused
30 days to transfer ownership of any
firearms or forfeit them to the Crown.
MISCHIEF
A Wroxeter-area teen pled not guilty
to break, enter and theft, and guilty to
a lesser charge of mischief. Conlan said that Jesse Carmichaelwas attending a party June 6 in Morris-Turnberry. He left it and went to aconstruction site next door where he
“did considerable damage.”
The estimate was $2,560.
Counsel Tim Macdonald said
Carmichael’s mother says the 19-year-
old has not been a problem, and now
“rarely even goes out”.
Hunter suspended passing of
sentence and placed Carmichael on
two years probation. He must make
restitution at a minimum amount of
$100 per month with payment in full
in 23 months. “Miss any payments and
it will be a breach of probation,”
warned Hunter.
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Soccer camp was in Auburn last
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At Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church on Sunday, Aug.
24 Pastor Dave Wood was back from
his summer break.
Heather Elliott led the
worship/music time. The scripture was
Isaiah 6: 1-9. There was a fellowship
luncheon following the service to
say farewell to the missionaries
who are leaving.
Knox United Church was closed for
holidays.
The Ontario Early Years program is
for caregivers and children up to six
years of age. For their Auburn
location, they meet at Huron Chapel
Mondays, not including holidays from
9:30 until 11:30 a.m. The last half an
hour is playtime spent in the gym.
On Monday, Aug. 25, 11 children
were in attendance for their summer
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time, a popsicle, fun songs, etc.
Their letter for the day was ‘S’.
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