Letter of Support from the Princeton RCMP
COURT NEWS - August 11, 2005
DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY
A 20 year old Princeton woman appeared in Provincial Court on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of driving with more than .08 blood alcohol.Jennifer Cleven was apprehended after failing stop at a stop sign. A reading of .120 was obtained during a breath test. She had no prior convictions. She was ordered to pay a $600 fine and serve a one year driving prohibition.
DRIVER LOSES LICENSE
A lower mainland resident, Daniel R. Hansen, appeared in Provincial Court on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of driving while his licence was suspended. He was apprehended when local police heard a vehicle started with a loud noise. On attending the scene, police discovered the driver had a suspension on his licence. His vehicle was impounded.Judge Sinclair ordered a $500 fine and a yearıs driving prohibition.
JUDGE ORDERS FINE, PROBATION
On August 11, in Provincial Court in Princeton, Donavin F. Costa, age 18, of Princeton, entered a guilty plea to a charge of trespassing.A local police officer had awoken in the night to the sound of loud voices on the street. On looking out his window, he saw a man sneaking onto his property, approaching his house. The officer went to the door and the man ran away. Later, the officer and another member of the RCMP saw the same man running in another area, and apprehended him. Costa was intoxicated at the time and was placed in cells. Costa claimed he had been chased by somebody brandishing a crowbar.
Costa had no prior convictions and was ordered to serve six months on probation.
DOMESTIC DISPUTE LEADS TO COURT
Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute and met resistance when they tried to persuade Kevin Loyer to come with them. Loyer appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of wilful obstruction of a peace officer.Loyer had sworn at the police officer, and there was a struggle during which Loyer was subdued with pepper spray. Alcohol was involved in the incident.
The 31 year old Princeton man had no prior convictions, and was ordered to pay a $250 fine with a $37.50 victim fine surcharge.
MAN JAILED FOR THREATS
A 44 year old Princeton man appeared in Provincial Court in custody on August 11. Monty McIntyre pled guilty to pointing a firearm, uttering threats, and unauthorized possession of a firearm, all arising from an incident on March 12, as well as a further recent charge.The gun incident occurred when McIntyre went to a friendıs house to play cards. There was drinking involved. At one point, McIntyreıs "sometime" girlfriend left, and refused to allow him to go with her. This made him angry. Later, he appeared with a bottle of sherry and a rifle, and said he was going to "kill that bitch". Another person attempted to stop him, and he pointed the rifle at this personıs chest. That individual managed to grab the rifle and threw McIntyre out. As he was leaving, McIntyre said he had more rifles at home and would get one to shoot this person.
Police were called, and entered McIntyreıs motherıs home, where McIntyre was living. They found everyone asleep. Police arrested McIntyre and seized more guns.
The ensuing charge arose after McIntyre had been ordered not to contact the woman he threatened in March. On July 29, he was waiting in her house for her, and she reported him to police. He was picked up for breaching the conditions of his release.
McIntyre was contrite in court, and wept, admitting alcoholism was his biggest problem, and expressing hope that his jail term would help him beat the problem.
Judge G. Sinclair ordered four months in jail for the firearms charges, to be served concurrently, and an additional month for the breach, to be followed by a year on probation. McIntyre is to receive assessment and counselling for alcohol and substance abuse.
JUDGE ORDERS BIG FINE
Richard A. Van Skiver appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 11 to plead guilty to an assault charge. A mr. Renaud had been outdoors when Van Skiver approached him and punched him in the face. Van Skiver then picked up a lawn chair and threw it at Renaud, missing, and followed with another lawn chair, and missed again.Renaud's girlfriend saw what was going on and called 911.
Van Skiver, age 42, had a record of convictions from the 1980ıs, and one from 2001. He was ordered to pay a $400 fine.
HEDLEY PARTY ENDS IN COURT
A party in Hedley on the evening of May 30, 2003, resulted in a charge of sexual assault for Keith Spahan of Merritt. The party, held at the home of Christine Squakin and Terry McFarlane, followed a couple of hours at the local pub, where Spahan and friends joined Squakin and McFarlane, and beer was consumed by all. At the coupleıs residence, neighbours joined the group and more beer was consumed.During the course of the evening, Spahan left the group and was later found with a woman who claimed she had been sexually assaulted.
A lot of testimony was heard from everyone but Spahan, who said he had no memory of anything that occurred after he left the pub.
Judge G. Sinclair, after some deliberation, stated he believed it was "probable" that Spahan had committed the assault, but there were inconsistencies in testimony. Judge Sinclair noted that everyone present had been drinking and their memories were likely to be less clear about the events of the evening, and the evidence did not meet the standard of proof required by the court. He gave Spahan the benefit of the doubt and Spahan was declared "not guilty".
WITNESSES COP OUT
Princeton resident Sean Kastor appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 11 to stand trial on a charge of assault with a weapon. Witnesses subpoenaed by the Crown failed to appear, and although an RCMP officer was sent to find them, they could not be located.The Crown asked for an adjournment of the trial, but Judge Sinclair refused. Crown Counsel had no alternative but to order a stay of proceedings.
DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY
A 20 year old Princeton woman appeared in Provincial Court on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of driving with ore than .08 blood alcohol.Jennifer Cleven was apprehended after failing stop at a stop sign. A reading of .120 was obtained during a breath test. She had no prior convictions. She was ordered to pay a $600 fine and serve a one year driving prohibition.
DRIVER LOSES LICENSE
A lower mainland resident, Daniel R. Hansen, appeared in Provincial Court on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of driving while his licence was suspended. He was apprehended when local police heard a vehicle started with a loud noise. On attending the scene, police discovered the driver had a suspension on his licence. His vehicle was impounded.Judge Sinclair ordered a $500 fine and a year's driving prohibition.
DOMESTIC DISPUTE LEADS TO COURT
Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute and met resistance when they tried to persuade Kevin Loyer to come with them. Loyer appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on August 11 to plead guilty to a charge of wilful obstruction of a peace officer.Loyer had sworn at the police officer, and there was a struggle during which Loyer was subdued with pepper spray. Alcohol was involved in the incident.
The 31 year old Princeton man had no prior convictions, and was ordered to pay a $250 fine with a $37.50 victim fine surcharge.
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