Letter of Support from the Princeton RCMP
COURT NEWS - December 11, 2008
Jury finds man guilty
Keagan Corrigan, who was working a construction job in Princeton in the summer of 2006, has been in police custody since that summer. He was arrested in Princeton on a charge of sexual assault of an 18 year old woman.
Following a trial in Supreme Court in Penticton, a jury found Corrigan guilty of the crime. He will be sentenced January 5, 2009, in
Penticton.
Woman serves probation
A local woman, Maria Ball, appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on December 11 to plead guilty to a charge of causing a disturbance. Information presented to the court indicated police had been called to Rotary Park on August 23 on a complaint of a woman swearing and creating a disturbance in the park.
The officer who responded to the complaint asked Ball to leave the park, and she swore at him, refusing to leave. The officer believed Ball's behaviour appeared to be the result of being under the influence of some substance. The officer arrested Ball and took her to a cell at the RCMP detachment building.
Ball, who has a short related history of mischief charges, was sentenced to 12 months of probation, with conditions.
Judge stays charges
In Provincial Court in Princeton on December 11, Cara-Lee McKinnon agreed to a peace bond in lieu of an assault charge and a charge of causing fear to another.
McKinnon must have no contact with Gordon McKinnon except through his lawyer in regard to their children.
Man pleads guilty
Paul J. St. Amand appeared in Provincial Court in Princeton on December 11 to plead guilty of driving while impaired.
The 43 year old Chilliwack man had been arrested September 5 following a police investigation after he rolled his vehicle on Highway 3. St. Amand had no prior record, and was ordered to pay the minimum fine of $1,000. He is prohibited from driving for one year.
Province of British Columbia Criminal Court Lists
