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Court news
Man gets jail for breaching probation
Failing to comply with a
probation order has cost a
Wingham man his weekends
for awhile.
Brent Webster pled guilty in
provincial court, Wingham,
March 20.
Attorney for the Crown R.
Guthrie told Judge R.G.E.
Hunter that Webster had been
convicted May 15, 2000 on
charges of arson, break and
enter and mischief. His jail
term was followed by two
years probation.
He failed to report for an
Oct. 5, 2001 appointment, nor
has he been in contact with
the probation officer at any
time since then.
Duty Counsel G.
MacKinnon said the accused
had been working at the time
for a company which did jobs
all over the province. Letters
from the probation officer
were not forwarded to him
and Webster admits, counsel
said, that he should have
contacted them when he
missed the appointment.
Adding that Webster has
been “a productive member of
society since,” MacKinnon
asked for a fine.
Hunter, however, agreed
with Guthrie that
incarceration was required.
He sentenced Webster to 45
days to be served on
weekends.
Assault
Matthew Naim of Wingham
pled guilty to an assault which
occurred Sept. 8.
According to Guthrie the
victim, who lived with Naim
at the time, had been out for .
the evening with friends. She
returned home earlier, but
towards morning was
downstairs when Nairn
became angry, thinking she
had just come in.
Guthrie said the accused
grabbed the victim’s head and
shoved his thumb in her eye.
Defense Counsel Mike
Donnelly said his client
admitted to grabbing her.
The pair, who have two
children, separated after the
incident and there is no
prospect of reconciliation,
said Donnelly.
After Nairn’s record was
submitted, counsel went on to
say that while his client had
problems with the law up to
the age of. 19 the most recent
conviction was 1995. He
asked Hunter to consider a
suspended sentence.
The judge fined Naim $600
and placed him on 12 months
probation. Access to the
children is to be arranged
Tools
stolen
On March 4 at 11 a.m. a
theft was reported from a shed
located on Walton Road in
Huron East. The victim told
police that sometime
overnight a shed was forced
open on the property.
Two drills, sander, hammer
drill, circular saw and jig saw
were stolen. These are valued
at $1,400.
Anyone with information is
asked to call the Huron OPP
or Crime Stoppers.
through a third party.
Marijuana possession
A youth caught smoking
marijuana on school property
was fined $500.
Federal Crown Donnelly
said Luke Embling of
Bluevale was in the
principal’s office at F.E.
Madill Secondary School in
Wingham on Dec. 9 and
“appeared to be under the
influence.” He said the youth
admitted to smoking
marijuana at lunch but said it
was not on school property.
In his locker a small amount
of the narcotic and a pipe
were found during a search.
Embling pied guilty in
court.
Marijuana possession
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Daniel E. Mullin of Blyth
was arrested Nov. 29 after
police stopped his pickup in
Brussels during a routine
RIDE check.
A search uncovered a
baggie with a small amount of
marijuana.
Mullin, who pled guilty, has
no related record.
He was fined $100.
Assault
Barry Allan Clarke of
Mitchell pled guilty to
assault.
The victim and Clarke had
been living together, said
Guthrie, but had been
discussion him moving out.
On Jan. 7 he woke her up,
grabbed her by the shirt, took
her downstairs and threw her
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down the porch.
Her injuries were minor.
Fifteen years ago Clarke '
was convicted of assault
causing bodily harm.
MacKinnon said that when
the accused had come home
that night his eldest son said
the victim had been having an
affair with his best friend. The
incident was “spurt of the
moment.”
Hunter suspended passing
of sentence and placed Clarke
on probation for one year
during which he must receive
counselling. He is prohibited
from owning weapons for five
years.
Harassment
Edward Clark of Wingham
pled guilty to harassment.
Guthrie said that on July 24,
the victim reported to police
that her ex-boyfriend had
been following her around
since they broke up in March.
The Crown read a statement
from defence council Lynn
Johnston which said the
accused thought the pair were
going to continue to be
friends and was having
problems understanding the
relationship was over. She
noted that some of the
encounters may have been
accidental as Clark resided in
the downtown area.
Johnston said her client was
receiving counselling to help
him come to terms with the
end of the relationship. As
this was his first offence she
asked for a period of
probation.
Hunter granted a
conditional discharge and
placed Clark on 12 months
probation during which he is
to have no contact with the
victim and must receive
counselling. He is prohibited
from owning weapons for 10
years.
Theft
A Wingham man has one
month to come up with the
$7.50 it costs for a package of
cigarettes.
Edward Hickey was
charged Sept. 7 after
employees at a Wingham
business saw him steal
cigarettes from a car.
He pled guilty to the charge.
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