HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-02-23, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2000.
Listowel man gets jail term
last month
court Feb.
guilty in
A Listowel man convicted of over
80 and careless driving
appeared in Wingham’s
17 to face the music.
Jason Stephens pled
January on both charges which were
laid following an accident in
Wingham on July 18. Presenting a
pre-sentence report, counsel said the
accident had been a “wake-up call”
lor his client.
Stephens most previous recent
drunk driving conviction was Jan.
16, 1998.
Judge Garry Hunter sentenced him
to 30 days for the drunk driving
charge and three months consecutive
for the dangerous driving. Following
his release he is on probation for one
year.
Stephens is prohibited from driv
ing for three years.
Theft under $5,000
Timothy Robillard of Shelburne
was sentenced to 15 days consecu
tive to the time currently being
served for the theft of a Sony play
station and two games from a
Wingham store in September.
Robillard who pled guilty is in jail
for similar charges.
Hunter also ordered him to make
restitution in the amount of $429
within nine months from the date of
release.
Drunk driving
A Belgrave man changed his plea
to guilty following the officer’s tes
timony.
Curtis McKee was charged in
Tumberry Sept. 26 with over 80.
Const. Vicky Gallagher testified that
after stopping McKee that night she
had detected an odour of alcohol and
noticed his eyes were bloodshot and
glassy.
He was fined $850 and prohibited
from driving for one year.
Over 80
Karen Remus, of Goderich,
guilty to a charge of over 80.
Remus was arrested July 23 in
Blyth, after she backed into a police
cruiser in a parking lot. There was no
damage to either vehicle.
Breathalizer readings were 160.
She was fined $750 and prohibited
from driving for 12 months.
Decision
Hunter took two months to consid
er the evidence before finding Brad
Beuermann of St. Catherines guilty
pled
Policing committee
discusses security
on drunk driving charges.
In the Crown’s case, presented in
December, it explained that officers
had arrived at the scene of an acci
dent the morning of March 7, where
they found a vehicle in the ditch. The
windows were fogged, the car was
running and there were beer bottles
laying outside.
Beuermann was asleep in the car.
He said he drank after the car went in
the ditch and had the car running to
stay warm.
The officer testified that the roads
were bare and dry, flat and straight.
He had no explanation for the cause
of the accident.
Beuermann said he had fallen
asleep and hadn’t been drinking
before.
Breathalizer readings were 140.
Hunter said he had no doubt the
accused was impaired. The sole issue
therefore was care and control. “I am
satisfied that he did have care and
control. At no time did he relinquish
care and control.”
Beuermann has no previous
record.
In addition to being off the road
for one year, Beuermann was fined
$750.
Security was the theme for the
monthly North Huron Community
Policing Committee meeting in
Brussels, Feb. 16.
Several members of the public
were present along with committee
members to hear Paul Stephen from
Innovative Security Systems in
Seaforth. Stephen discussed the sys
tems available to protect homes from
intruders, fire or carbon monoxide.
Having a security system installed
is not as costly as many people
believe, said Stephen. A basic one
for a home could be installed for
$199 with a $20 monthly monitoring
fee.
He also said that people who have
a monitored security system
installed can generally anticipate a
10-15 per cent discount on their
insurance policy. “Ask your agent.
If they say not, I’d be surprised,” he
said.
Following Stephen’s presentation,
committee member Max Demaray
from Howick Twp., discussed the
Mutual Protect program. This is
sponsored by Ontario’s Farm Mutual
Insurance Companies and the OPP.
The first step, said Demaray is to
pick up one of the Mutual Protect
engravers from the local Farm
Mutual Insurance Company or the
OPP.
The engraver is used to put a num
ber on easily portable valuables. A
car license plate number is recom
mended.
Once the engraver is returned
Mutual Protect window stickers are
given out to let thieves know this
house is off limits, said Demaray.
Items to be marked include com
puter equipment, TVs, VCRs, stere
os, cameras, game machines, video
equipment and jewellery.
Demaray also recommends using a
ballpoint pen for expensive clothing
such as furs or leather jackets.
The next meeting of the CPC,
which is open to the public, is on
March 16 in Blyth at the Bainton
Gallery.
Assault
Antonio Toma, RR2, Wingham,
pled guilty to assault.
Attorney for the Crown R.J.
Guthrie said the 23-year-old victim
was enroute to work when he
encountered six people. Toma
accused the man of having hit his
sister, which he denied. Guthrie said
Toma then punched the man as did
some of his friends.
Duty Counsel John Myers said that
Toma indicated to him he had been
pushed and spit on. “He lost control.
He obviously took the law into his
own hand, which was ill advised.”
Toma was fined $250 and placed
on 12 months probation. He is to
have no contact with the victim.
Toma is also prohibited from own
ing firearms for five years.
ATV theft
Two men charged with theft
changed their plea to guilty follow
ing a witness’s testimony.
Thomas Brindley and Jason
Caesar were accused of selling a
stolen ATV. A 17-year-old purchased
the machine from them for $1,500.
No receipt or documentation was
exchanged.
Guthrie recommended probation
and that restitution be made to the
youth’s mother, from whom payment
had come. Hunter initially expressed
concern with this stating that “on the
basis of what I heard here today, (the
youth) is as guilty as they are.”
Guthrie noted, however, that if
restitution is not made the pair prof-
it. The vehicle was returned and the
insurance company has closed the
file.
Brindley’s attorney Lynn Johnston
requested an unconditional discharge
for her client as he travels to the
United States as part of his employ
ment and this would be jeopardized
by a criminal record.
Tim Macdonald, defense counsel
for Caesar requested the same for his
client. He spoke of Caesar’s regret
adding, “I don’t think your Honour
will see him here again.”
Hunter granted the conditional dis
charges saying that “(The youth) is
hardly blameless and he’s walking
away without a record.”
Brindley and Caesar were placed
on probation for 12 months. They
must make restitution in the amount
of $750 each and serve 100 hours of
community service within the next
11 months. They are to have no con
tact with each other or the 17-year-
old.
Marijuana possession
Robin Markham of RR1, Auburn
pled guilty to marijuana possession.
He was charged April 20 in Blyth
after a search uncovered a small
quantity of marijuana.
Markham has no related record.
He was fined $100.
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