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ROPP Blurvale. GN NOG IGO 519-887-9771 D & J CONSTRUCTION • General -31 Carpentry • Roofing • New Buildings & Renovations McDonald 887-9607 887-9248 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001. PAGE 21. Court news Man gets 5-months for theft, possession A Mount Forest man is spending the next five months in jail after pleading guilty to to eight charges in Wingham's provincial court June 21. Karl Dodds was arrested Sept. 24 after being apprehended by a group of citizens in Gorrie. According to attorney for the Crown Rod Guthrie Dodds had been "riffling" through vehicles. Seeing an unfamiliar car in town, the residents kept watch and saw the accused in the act. Dodds, Guthrie said, attempted to run, but when caught he turned over some of the property. Guthrie said the accused then offered the group some "weed" to let him go. Federal Crown Mike Donnelly said that when police arrived they found a small bag of marijuana in Dodds' vehicle. Dodds pled guilty to three counts of theft under $5,000, four counts of possession of stolen property and one charge of marijuana possession. His attorney, however, said that his client denied offering any drugs to the people or that he ran away. However, he added, "His position is that he smoked two marijuana ciga- rettes and has limited memory of the night," counsel said. He noted that all of the stolen property had been returned. Two submissions were presented to Judge Garry Hunter, one from Dodd's landlord and one from his girlfriend. A third, from his father which was not submitted, indicated his son was "a follower who needs guidance in his life", said counsel. Asking for probation or a short term of incarceration, counsel noted that while the accused has a lengthly record there was no breach of proba- tion charge. He also suggested a large number of community service hours. Guthrie recommended a sentence of four to six months. Hunter sentenced Dodds to five months concurrent on each theft and possession charge and five days con- current for the. narcotics charge. Upon release Dodds will be on pro- bation for two years. Over 80 An East Wawanosh man is spend- ing some weekends in jail for driv- ing drunk. Dean Whitfield, RR3, Blyth, pled guilty to a charge of over 80 stem- ming from an incident on Oct. 7. According to Guthrie, police offi- cers were in a field looking for an injured driver, who had apparently left the scene of an crash. Guthrie said Whitfield, drove into the field at a high rate of speed, did a donut, spraying mud and narrowly missed police. "Needless to say this attract- ed the attention of police." Breathalizer readings were 130 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Defense Counsel Glenn Carey said the field was owned by the 29- year-old's family. He explained that there had been difficulties with worm pickers trespassing and Whitfield seeing the lights thought it was worm pickers and attempted to startle them. The biggest concern for the judge was Whitfield's record from 1998 and two charges in 1991. Hearing Carey's suggestion that a 60 days sentence would be appropriate, Hunter disagreed. "This is the fourth conviction in 10 years. The question is whether it will only be 90 days. " Carey explained that Whitfield has taken steps to get counselling. He felt more than 90 days would "give too much recognition to the older record" and doubted it would be constructive in the long haul. Whitfield was sentenced to 90 days. Drug possession Two men pled guilty to possession of marijuana. Robert West of Collingwood was charged March 9 in Wingham after police were called to a disturbance at the arena. According to Donnelly, after being escorted out with a num- ber of people, West tried to get back in and was arrested for trespassing. During a search, police found a bag- gie with marijuana. West, who has possession charges from 1989 and 1993, was fined $250. John Van Diepenbeek, RR7, Lucknow, was charged Sept. 28 after police stopped his vehicle in a RIDE check in Turnberry Twp. A total of two grams of marijuana were found when police searched the car. In November 1999 Van Diepenbeek was found guilty of pos- session of stolen property. He was fined $100. Mischief A Blyth youth pled guilty to mis- chief. Russell Bromley-Bowes was charged following an incident May I. Guthrie said that five youths, ranging in age from 14-19 drove a vehicle onto a farmer's field, and moved several large bales of hay. These were soiled and damaged. The car also caused ruts in the field and ripped up grassy areas. Bromley-Bowes has no prior record. Guthrie told the judge he had met with the father, who had asked for several conditions of probation. These were for drug and alcohol and anger management. Hunter granted a conditional dis- charge and placed Bromley-Bowes on 12 months probation. He must also make restitution in the amount of $50. Assault A Wingham man was given a con- ditional discharge and placed on 12 months probation for assault. Stephen McDougall pled not guilty to the charge. The victim, the former common- law spouse of McDougall said she had dropped oft the couple's three- year-old for a visit and was con- cerned about what she described as McDougall's disorientation. He said he was fine, so she left the boy, but troubled, returned. She testified that she found the child outside with McDougall asleep on the couch. Angry, she tried to wake him by shaking him. When that didn't work she "smacked him with a workboot." During cross examination, the victim said she struck him the first time on the shoulder, the second across the head. McDougall woke disoriented and as she tried to leave with the boy, he said he wanted to hug his son. He barred her exit, so she pushed him. She testified that McDougall tried to slap her and connected the third time. Asked how much of a "con- nect" it was, she responded "Not much." When McDougall showed up later at her home, she called police to try and stop things from escalating, she said. The victim also said that McDougall had taken three seda- tives that afternoon. She admitted that they have gotten along quite well before this incident and since. McDougall, 44, said that things were "foggy" in reference to that day. He remembers wanting to give his son a hug but doesn't recall any altercation. Carey, his defense counsel, said he put the accused on the stand to show he doesn't have any memories of the event. "He could have said he was trying to defend himself," he said, adding that while no one blames the victim, whom he said was "very forthright" in her testimony, she did use force in pushing him. Guthrie, however, argued that as McDougall was blocking the way she was entitled to u4e force. Hunter agreed there was agression both ways, but didn't see that slap- ping was self-defense when all the victim did was push. "She was leav- ing and made it clear she was leav- ing." He found the accused guilty. McDougall has two convictions for assault from 1984 and one for uttering a threat in 1987. CA 14- AVI CS ON 53.00 THURSDAYS Drop Into sillier of ow °Mose any Thursday with your word classified (inachnum 20 words) and pay only $3.00 (paid In advance). Thal's $1.00 off regular rafts The Citizen A message from The War Amps To order a Spot the Danger! video or the new PLAYSAFE Interactive CD-Rom, visit our Web site at www.wararnps.ca or call 1-800-250-3030. 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