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Local man gets 110 days In
jall on variety of charges
EXETER - Judge R.G.E. Hunter dealt with eight different types of
charges in Exeter Provincial Court on Tuesday, February 28.
Gets 110 days
The most severe sentence was handed out to Stanley Partridge of Ex-
eter. He will spend the next 110 days in jail after pleading guilty to
charges of mischief, assault and breach of probation.
Partridge who has been in
custody was sentenced to
60 days for assault, five
days on a mischief charge
and 15 days on each of
three counts of breaking
conditions of probation to
run consecutively.
The assault charge came
from an incident which occurred at about 11.35 p.m. on September 6
of 1994. During a domestic dispute, Partridge is alleged to have carried
his victim out of a house by the throat. The court learned he had been
drinking most of the day.
On the micshief count, the court was told the accused forced his way
into a property on Andrew street in Exeter by breaking the lock mecha-
nism. Two locks were damaged to the extent of $42.
The charges of breaching conditions of probation were laid on Octo-
ber 22 and 30 of 1994 and February 25 of this year.
In defending Partridge his lawyer said, "He advises and admits that
he is an alcoholic. Jail would certainly be a deterrent, but he needs
treatment. On the assault charge I consider it to be on the lower end of
a serious spectrum as there were no injuries. While only 19 years of
age, he has witnessed a lot of alcohol and physical abuse for about 10
years and was in and out of foster homes from the ages of 12 to 15."
After serving the jail sentence, Partridge will be placed on probation
for 18 months and was ordered to take counselling as prescribed by the
probation officer.
Refuses to give sample
James Young of Kincardine will be back in Exeter court on June 27
to be sentenced on a charge of refusing to submit to a breathalizer test.
The incident occurred on August 5, 1994 when a motorist stopped at
the Exeter OPP detachment to report a car was weaving back and forth
on the highway. Officers responded and found the driver who was de-
scribed as the accused to have a strong odour of alcohol on his breath.
At 5.50 p.m. at the local detachment, Young declined to call a local
lawyer and refused the breath test. He told police the reason his car
weaved on the road was that he had dropped a cigarette.
Judge Hunter warned Young not to consume any alcoholic beverages
between now and the time he reappears in court on June 27. A charge
of driving while ability was impaired was withdrawn.
Twd fined for mischief
Bill Tufts of Grand Bend and Jason Hodgson, a resident of McGilliv-
ray township were each fined $400 for their part in what was described
as a New Year's Day prank.
The two were charged along with a young offender with mischief.
They pleaded guilty to a charge of sawing down a highway road sign
on Highway 21, just south of Highway 84. Police found sawdust and
fresh snow on the saw in question.
Lawyer Jamie Grant in defending Tufts said the original damage of
$800 was grossly overstated. The court learned the two adults had
made restitution in the amount of $175.67.
The young offender has already been dealt with and was ordered to
write a 1,000 word essay.'
Conditional discharge
James Hogg of Hay township was given a conditional discharge and
placed on probation for 12 months on a charge of assault resulting from
a minor hockey game in Zurich on November 5, 1994.
The accused said he was attending the hockey game when he claims
the referee completely lost control and a couple of fights broke out. He
was alleged to have grabbed two of the players. One was his grandson.
One of the conditions of the probation is that he not attend any hockey
games during that period.
Fined for over .80
Walter Westlake of the Exeter area was fined $1,500 on a charge of
operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit.
He had pleaded guilty to the charge at the January court session, but
sentence was delayed until a previous record could be checked. There
were two other similar convictions dating back to 1981.
Harassing charge
Eloise Klungel of Exeter was given a conditional discharge and
placed on probation for 12 months on a charge of making three harass-
ing phone calls which were alleged to have been placed on September
10, 1994.
Public mischief
Michael King of Mount Brydges was fined $500 on a charge of pub-
lic mishief when he gave false statements to police in Exeter on Octo-
ber 22, 1994. The accused who did not have a lawful driving licence
available identified himself as another person. He did appear at the Ex-
eter OPP detachment on January 10 of this year to clear up his identifi-
cation.
The court learned his licence had been reinstated from a suspension
in 1993, but he had not yet received it.
Driving while disqualified
After pleading guilty to operating a vehicle while his licence was sus-
pended, Robert Lease of Stratford will be back in court on March 28
for sentencing.
The accused was stopped by OPP Constable Brennan in Ex�e 'r on
October 13, 1994. and found to be driving illegally. The eaUrt learned
his licence had been suspended for two years on November 12, 1992.
Conditional discharge
Darren Moir of Hensall was granted a conditional discharge and
placed on probation for 12 months on a charge of assault which oc-
curred in Hensall on September 25, 1994. He pleaded guilty to the
charge.
Three fined for over .80
A fine of $1,200 was levied against Donald Colter of Exeter after he
pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a vehicle while his blood alco-
hol content was over the legal limit.
The accused was stopped by Exeter OPP Constable Monck at 2.44
a.m. on January 15 of this year when he left a gas bar lot without lights.
At the OPP detachment breathalizer tests registered readings of 1.50
and 1.40.
His lawyer told the court Coulter had planned to leave the vehicle at
another lot at the north end of Exeter and his client was very remorse-
ful about the incident and co-operated fully with police. He had a simi-
lar conviction in 1989.
Judge Hunter assessed a fine of S850 against James Merrylees of Hu-
ron Park on a similar drinking and driving charge. Merrylees was
stopped by police on September 2, 1994 when his vehicle was ob-
served to be swaying over the centre line of Concession 2-3 in Ste-
phen
township.
Gary Flewitt of London was sent to jail for 14 days to be spent on
weekends on another charge of operating a vehicle with a higher than
allowed blood alcohol content. He was warned by Judge Hunter not to
consume any alcohol for 24 hours before going to Stratford jail each
Saturday at 4 p.m. He had a previous conviction on October 13, 1989
and as this charge was laid on September 18, 1994 his lawyer argued
that he was within three weeks of having his record cleared up. Judge
Hunter commented, "It's either five years or not".
Case dismissed
Judge Hunter dismissed a charge of assault against Dave Kuiack of
Huron Park. The incident in question occurred on July 24, 1994 at the
Albatross Tavern at Huron Park.
Greenhouse owner to speak at horticultural meeting
By Liz Sangster
HENSALL - The Hensall and
District Horticultural Society will
meet March 13, at 8 p.m. at the
Hensall United Church. The speak-
er will be Susan Handerer, of Su-
san's Greenhouse in Crediton. She
will speak on spring planting. After
the presentation there will be a
question and answer period so
members are asked to come pre-
pared with any gardening questions
they might have.
This will also be New Member
Night and anyone interested in gag
dening is invited to join the group.
Drop In
Join the Hensall Community
Drop In, March 16, at the Hensall
United Church. Wear green for St.
Patrick's Day. Activities include
foot care at 10 a.m. and exercises at
1 p.m. after the noon meal. Bob and
Ellen Graham will be entertainin
the group. Janice Hayter -Oke wi
be speaking on Palliative Care. Hek
en MacLean will give a reading.
The group will complete the day
with cards and public health con-
sultation.
Cost is $4.00 per person for the
meal and the program. Reserve by
phoning Marg Cole (262-2304) or
Faye Skinner, Town and Country
Homemakers (235-0258). Reserva-
tions must be made before noon,
Monday.
Legion Auxiliary
The Hensall Legion Ladies Aux-
iliary meeting was held March 1 in
the Legion Hall. President Iva Reid
was in the chair. Members agreed
to pay for having the Auxiliary
logo on the new Hensall signs.
Members are celebrating the 45th
birthday of the Auxiliary with a
dinner. The Legion will be catering
the dinner.
It was decided to have an annual
Auxiliary Penny Sale, with the
Of draw to be in June.
United Church
Rev. Henry Annen conducted
services at Hensall United Church,
this past Sunday. The ushers were
Glenn Hayter and Jerry Traquair.
The greeters were Pam and Chuck
Mallette and fancily. Rev. Annen's
message was "Lips and Hearts".
Bible Study will be held at Hen-
sall United Church, March 7 from
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
A reminder to get in touch with
Pat Veal concerning "Observer"
payments.
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer was
held at Hensall United Church on
March 3. The program was ar-
ranged by the women of Ghana.
The theme was "The fart h is a
House for All People". 'itfe service
was well attended by Presbyterians
and United Church members.
Ann Annen was the leader for the
service assisted by readers Kay
Mock, Helen MacLean, Marilyn
Campbell, Jan Baker, Marlene
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Shirley McAllister introduced
guest speaker Ellie Van Bergen'.
The speaker was thanked by Mary
Brintnell. The meeting closed with
lunch.
Community prayer
Community prayer time takes
place March 7 at the Exeter United
Church, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30.
Correction
It should be noted that some in-
formation printed in last week's
Times -Advocate was incorrect. On
Sunday, February 26, at the Hen-
sall United Church, Rev.
Annen officiated at the baptis f
Tyler James Campbell, of
Jayne and Gerrie Glenn. Also re-
ceiving the sacrament of baptism
that day was Brent Frederick
Lloyd, son of Jeff and Janice But-
son.
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