The Citizen, 2007-03-22, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007.A pre-sentence report waspresented at Wingham’s provincialcourt March 15 for a Crystal Beach
man facing an assault charge.
According to Crown Attorney Bob
Morris, a fight began between the
accused, Mark Fellows and the victim
shortly after 9 p.m. Nov. 18. Fellows
grabbed the victim’s sweater and
pulled it over her head, then punched
her in the head three times. He then
flung a pot at her.
She sustained a chipped tooth,
black eye and cut on her lower lip.
Fellows had a conviction for
domestic assault one month prior to
this incident, said Morris.
Duty counsel Lynn Johnston told
Judge R.G. Hunter that Fellows said
he had blacked out during the incident
and was later diagnosed as bi-polar.
“He has since been on medication,”
she said, adding that his emotions are
now steady.
She said the pre-sentence report
was generally positive and noted that
Fellows had family support present in
the courtroom. “They have seen
discernible changes in his
demeanour,” said Johnston.
Morris said, “The aggravating
factor is that he was put on probation
for domestic assault then committed
an assault causing bodily harm.”
Fellows was fined $2,000 and
placed on two years probation. He
was ordered to provide a DNA sample
and is prohibited from owning
weapons for 10 years.
He has 12 months to pay the fine.
OVER 80
Denton L. Chambers, formerly of
Wingham, pled guilty to driving with
over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of
blood.
Police stopped Chambers in
Wingham, Sept. 3 when they noticed
his car swerving.
Breathalizer readings were 180 and
170 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
Chambers has an impaired driving
conviction from October 1992.
He was fined $1,200 which he has
12 months to pay. His licence was
suspended for one year.
CARELESS DRIVING
An Ethel woman pled not guilty to
driving while drunk, but guilty to
careless driving.
According to Morris, Tammie
Lindsay was found walking up the
road in an intoxicated state. Her
vehicle was in the ditch. Morris said
Lindsay had gone off the road after
going through an intersection.
She was given nine months to pay a
$750 fine. Her licence was suspended
for six months.
NARCOTIC POSSESSION
Frank Juranic of Point Clark pled
guilty to a charge of marijuana
possession. He also pled not guilty to
driving while his licence was
suspended, but guilty to driving
without a licence.
Federal Crown Mike Donnelly said
Juranic was stopped by police in
North Huron on Nov. 26. He did not
have a licence, “as a result of a prior
administrative procedure,” said
Donnelly.
A small amount of marijuana was
found on his person.
Juranic has two prior narcotic
convictions, but the most recent is
1988.
He was fined $300 on the narcotic
charge and $250 on the second
charge. Hunter gave him six months
to pay.
THEFT
Rebecca Brown of Wingham pled
guilty to theft under $5,000 and to
failing to keep curfew. She pled not
guilty to auto theft, but guilty to
taking a vehicle without permission.
According to Morris, police were
dispatched to a local grocery store at
4:45 p.m. June 26 regarding twoshoplifters. The pair had paid for anumber of items, but Brown was
found to have a package of weiners in
her purse.
On Aug. 26 police responded to a
minor mischief call at the Teeswater
arena. Brown was there and it was
determined she was out past a court-
imposed curfew.
On Jan. 10, police arrested Brown
for driving a vehicle that she had
taken without consent.
He suspended passing of sentence
and placed Brown on 18 months
probation. She must also complete 50
hours of community service work
within nine months.
MARIJUANA POSSESSION
Brad Warwick of RR2, Blyth pled
guilty to breaching probation, to
failing to comply with a court order
and to marijuana possession
On Oct. 30, police found Warwick
in possession of a small clear baggie
with a green leafy substance. He was
under a probation order at the time.
As part of a court order Warwick
had a curfew and was not to be in
Wroxeter. On Nov. 26, police stopped
a vehicle in Wroxeter at 9:01 p.m.
Warwick was the driver.
On Sept. 13, police found six
“freshly-harvested” marijuana plants
in the back of Warwick’s vehicle, said
Donnelly.
Defence counsel Phil Cornish said
that the behaviour had come at the
end of a series of frustrating events,
including a serious work-relatedinjury. Hunter fined Warwick $200 for the
narcotics charged. He has 60 days to
pay.
Warwick is on probation for 18
months and must complete 50 hours
of community service work in 12
montbs.
CAUSING A DISTURBANCE
Richard Power pled not guilty to
assault, but guilty to the lesser charge
of causing a disturbance by fighting.
Power was charged after an
incident in Wingham at a pub on June
22. Morris said witnesses reported
the victim had approached Power
aggressively and been told to back
away. This continued until later when
Power pushed the victim down.
He was fined $250 and placed on
12 months probation. He was given
50 days to pay the fine.
ASSAULT
A former Blyth resident pled guilty
to assault and to failing to comply
with conditions of bail.
Police were called Dec. 22
regarding an assault. The victim was
struck by the accused, Christopher
McIntosh, on the back of the head.
Relased on the condition he not
contact the victim, police found the
accused at her home Dec. 27.
McIntosh has a previous conviction
for mischief in 1984 and theft under
$5,000 from 1988.
He is currently taking anger
management courses.
Hunter suspended passing ofsentence and placed McIntosh onprobation for one year.
THEFT
Two packages of beef jerky landed
a Morris-Turnberry man in court.
Patrick Gowing was arrested Jan.
20 after a convenience store employee
contacted police saying she had seen
the accused steal two packages of
beef jerky. Gowing was intoxicated at
the time, said Morris.
He was given a conditional
discharge and placed on 12 months
probation. Hunter also ordered him to
stay away from the convenience store.
BREACH
Elizabeth Verner, RR3, Mitchell,
admitted to failing to comply with a
police order.
Verner, who had been released from
custody, was told to contact police
with any change of address or
occupation. On Sept. 16 she left the
North Perth home where she was
staying, due to difficulties with the
person with whom she was living, and
did not notify police.
She was given a conditional
discharge and placed on probation for
12 months.
PROBATION
A Fordwich man was given a
conditional discharge and placed on
12 months probation for assault.
Flavio Castro-Hargasser pled guilty
to the amended charge, but not guilty
to assault with a weapon.
Police responded to a call July 29 in
Wingham. Morris said Castro had
entered a residence and “cross
checked” the first victim using the
handle of an axe to shove him. He did
this with another person before
reaching the upstairs bedroom where
two female victims were. He forced
one of the women out of the room
with the axe.
Cornish explained his client’s
actions as attempting to move teenage
friends from the home, stressing he
had only pushed them with the
handle.
Castro was placed on 12 months
probation and given a conditionaldischarge. He is prohibited fromowning weapons for five years.
ASSAULT
An Ethel man was given a
conditional discharge on two counts
of assault.
Jason Koetsier had pled not guilty
to the charges.
The victim, Koetsier’s wife, said
the first incident occurred sometime
between June 1, 2005 and June 1,
2006.
She was in the kitchen of their
home and the couple’s young son was
watching television. She testified that
Koetsier came in and changed the
channel upsetting the child.
“I said, ‘Don’t worry about it. Your
dad’s just being an asshole,” the
victim said. She said that Koetsier
then pushed her against the cupboard
with his fist on her throat, saying she
was not to call him that again.
Koetsier said he had asked the boy
to go upstairs and turned the channel
only when the child didn’t do as he
asked. He admitted he was angry by
his wife’s comment but said he put his
arm up only to keep her from lashing
out at him as she was coming towards
him. He said he did back her towards
the sink but no contact was made.
“What are you like Dracula or
something,” said Morris. “She was
just moving back because of your
presence?”
The second incident, according to
the victim’s testimony, occurred Aug.
13 in the spare bedroom of their
home. She went to bed with their son
to put him to sleep. Her husband came
up later and “smacked” her across the
head.
“He said our son needs to be in his
own bed, that I was going to turn him
into a queer.”
Her husband said she always slept
with their son until he went to sleep.
He testified that he asked his wife to
take the son to the spare room to fall
asleep as he had to get up early for
work. He said he then went out for a
Court newsAssault charge brings fine of $2,000
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
2007 Dog Tags and licenses are now available
(Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm)
at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office,
41342 Morris Rd.
R.R. 4,
Brussels, ON
N0G 1H0
*** Tags can be picked up in person or ordered by telephone***
All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 63-2004.
A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the
Municipal Office. All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and
license, issued for a (1) one year period by:
Friday, April 27, 2007
The fee schedule shall be as follows:
1/All Dogs (except those listed in #2)
- males, females, and spayed females $20.00 per dog
2/Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers $100.00 per dog
3/Kennel License Fee $75.00
(for a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for
registration under the Animal Pedigree Act)
4/Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog
(Shall be assessed in addition to the license fee,
if the license and/or tag is not purchased by April 27th)
Excrement:
The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by a
dog, from property other than the premises of the owner of the dog. Any
person contravening this provision is subject to a $50.00 fee.
For further information contact:
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Telephone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424
E-mail: morris@scsinternet.com
Country Fare
By Patricia Ham, Auburn School House
Hoping you
will enjoy and
use some of
the recipes I
will be giving
each month.
They have all
been tested by
me in my
home, and will
come from many sources. They are
easy family food that teenagers and
parents will enjoy.
MAPLE CREAM CANDY
3 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
pinch salt
2 tbsp. flour
3/4 cup milk
4 tbsp. butter
Mix dry ingredients thoroughly;
stir in the milk and bring to a boil.
Add butter; stir constantly until it
forms a firm ball when tested in
cold water, not a hard ball, but well
beyond the soft stage.
Remove from heat. Add 1 tbsp.
vanilla and 1/2 cup walnuts if
desired.
Let cool 10 minutes. Beat until
creamy and scrape into a buttered
8"x8" pan. Mark into squares.
POTATO COCONUT CREAMS
1/4 cup mashed potato
4 cups confectioners sugar
4 cups shredded coconut
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
pinch salt
4 squares unsweetened chocolate
Combine potato and sugar; add
coconut, vanilla and salt. Combine
well using your hands or a mixer.
Press firmly into a greased 8"x8"
pan.
Melt chocolate over hot, not
boiling, water. Spread a thin layer
over surface of candy. Cut into
squares when firm.
OH HENRY BARS
2 cups white sugar
2 cups corn syrup
2 cups peanut butter
Stir over medium heat until
creamy. It will be thin. Then add:
4 cups Rice Krispies
4 cups Corn Flakes
2 cups peanuts
Mix all ingredients well, then
press into a buttered jelly roll plan.
Chill in refrigerator overnight. Cut
into bars.
In a double boiler melt over hot,
not boiling, water:
a large pkg. chocolate chips
1/2 cake of paraffin wax
Dip each bar in the chocolate
mixture, first one end, set aside
to firm up on waxed paper,
then dip the other end. You
will have great looking chocolate
bars.
CRANBERRY PUNCH
1 quart cranberry juice
1 cup water
1 6 oz. can frozen lemonade, and
one of orange juice
1 large gingerale
Combine in a punch bowl adding
gingerale just before serving. Slip in
a large piece of ice.
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Saturday 9~6
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