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Kevin is the son of Brian & Karen MacDonald of Seaforth. The maid of honour was Jeanette Denys, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were special friends of the bride Janelle Wood, Stephanie McDonald & Amy Hamon. Best Man was Mark MacDonald, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Mike Hamon, friend of the groom & Jeff Denys and Matt Denys, brothers of the bride. Special little attendants were flowergirl Meghan Wild Denys, cousin of the bride & ringbearer t. Russell MacDonald, nephew of the groom. The couple now reside in Lucan. PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2002. Court news Man pleads guilty to escaping custody A Brussels-area man pled guilty to four charges in Wingham's provincial court, Thursday. According to attorney for the Crown Frank Cameron, ShaWn Douglas Elliott was charged with escaping custody on April 27. Cameron said the accused had been stopped routinely by an OPP officer while travelling in Central Huron. A check showed that Elliott was wanted for fraudulent use of a credit card. The officer arrested Elliott then allowed him to drive his vehicle home. The accused was also permit- ted to enter the house and make a call to his girlfriend. Cameron said it was after that call that Elliott fled, driving away at a high rate of speed. Elliott was also charged with fail- ing to appear in court Nov. 21. The third and fourth charges relat- ed to the credit card issue. Cameron said Elliott had been employed with a company from July to December of 2000, during which time he had use of a credit card for expenses. However, on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, 2001, in Kenora and Sault Ste. Marie, respectively, Elliott used the card, for which he no longer had authorization, to buy gas. Cameron explained that the card had been used for other purchases as well for a total of $1,039.07. Defense Counsel Glen Carey, said the 26-year-old had made complete restitution. Though he acknowledged his client's record of "acting out", he said Elliott had been working hard to get his life back on track over the past several years. Since 1997, Elliott had maintained fairly steady work, but after the job ended in 2000, he went to look for work out west. More difficulties arose, resulting in his return to Ontario. "He made an ill-advised and illegal decision on the way back (in order) to get back," Carey said, explaining the gas purchases. "He intended to pay it back, and has, in excess of the amount spent, for the trouble he caused and for interest," said Carey. The decision to "do the ostrich act," counsel said, came after the phone call to his girlfriend. "She went to pieces and he lost it." Elliott did turn himself in the fol- lowing morning. Carey noted that he has been working hard to get his life back in order and has been employed at three jobs to try and get back on his feet. Judge R.G.E. Hunter fined Elliott $500, plus a $5 surcharge on the escaping custody charge. He was fined $150 for each fraud charge and $200 for failing to appear in court. He has six months to pay the $1,005 total. Elliott was also placed on 12 months probation. Over 80 A Hamilton man is off the road for one year after pleading guilty to driv- ing with over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Ricky Harkness was stopped by police Nov. 2 in Huron East for driv- ing 118 km in a 90 km per hour zone. The officer noted an odour of alcohol and that the accused was unsteady on his feet. Breathalizer readings were 180 and 178 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Harkness was fined $850, plus a $5 surcharge, in addition to the manda- tory licence suspension. Driving drunk Thomas Farquhar of Morris- Turnberry pled guilty to a charge of over 80 from May 4. Cameron said the accused was stopped when an officer observed him driving a car with no headlights and the driver's door swinging open and shut. Speaking with the driver, the officer detected an odour of alco- hol. Breathalizer readings were both 120 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Possession of stolen property A former Bluevale man, now of Lucknow pled guilty to possession of stolen property valued under $5,000. Cameron said police had received a report Dec. 7 about iome break-ins to cars in Howick Twp. Missing from one of the cars were a recently-pur- chased CD player, play-station, games and children's clothing. These had been in bags in the vehicle. That same day, Cameron said, Christopher MacTavish, along with some other people returned these items to Fairview Mall in Kitchener, with the cash receipt. They received $279.67. Duty Counsel John Myers said MaeTavish, 20, was willing to make restitution for half of the money. "Why half?" Hunter countered. When MacTavish said he would pay it all, Hunter responded, "You're going to." He was given 90 days to pay the money back. Hunter suspended pass- ing of sentence and placed MacTavish on 12 months probation. Suspended sentence A pre-sentence report was prepared for a man who pled guilty to danger- ous weapon and careless storage of a firearm at the April court. Matthew Vanankum was charged after a Feb. 2 altercation. Cameron said the accused had returned with a friend to a home where he had earlier been involved in a fight. Vanankum had a crowbar and the co-accused had a rifle. On the day police arrested Vanankum for this incident, he volun- tarily showed them a gun on a work- shop shelf, which was loaded. Though not visible, it was not proper- ly stored, said Cameron. Defense Counsel Norman Pickell said his 29-year-old client had no record and had pled guilty at the first opportunity. Saying Vanankum was "extremely remorseful" Pickell added that drugs and alcohol had impaired the man's judgement. Pickell also said that the "so:called victims" in this case had stolen mari- juana from Vanankum prompting the first visit to the house. From that inci- dent the accused walked away with a black eye, one missing tooth and two chipped teeth. "He got the worst of it," said Pickell. • Vanankum returning later could have taken a gun, but didn't, counsel noted. Also, he said, "not at any time did he conceal his identity. He did not touch anyone. No one was physically assaulted. And the only thing taken from the house, was what had been taken from him." The police said Vanankum had been co-operative, and Pickell added his client no longer used drugs. "The pre-sentence report notes that this is out of character for my client," said Pickell. He noted that those who know Vanankum had seen a positive change, "and even Const. Pollard said he had no concern." Describing Vanankum as hard- working and trustworthy, Pickell said, the accused had been "stressed" by the situation. Hunter suspended passing of sen- tence and placed Vanankum on 12 months probation. He is prohibited from owning or handling any weapons for 10 years. Restitution Sheldon B. Leonard, RR I. Gowanstown, was given a .condition- al discharge and must pay back $40 stolen from a purse May 7. Cameron said the victim, a woman, had come out of the bank in Wingham and noticed a man in her car going through her purse. When ,she confronted him, he dropped to his knees and said he was looking for something. The victim got his licence plate and after noticing $40 was missing from her purse, she contacted police. The 38-year-old pled guilty to the offence. He must make restitution. Marijuana possession Blake Goode of RR1, Wroxeter was in the wrong place at the wrong time, April 24. Police executed a search warrant on a home in North Huron. Goode was visiting at the time and was searched by police. They found a small chunk of marijuana in his wal- let. The 19-year-old, who pled guilty, has no record. He was given a conditional dis- charge and placed on 12 months pro- bation.