Anthony Moskowec has pleaded guilty to several criminal charges, including impaired driving, and was ordered on March 20 in Kindersley provincial court to serve a conditional sentence and pay fines.
Thomas O’Hara, the Crown prosecutor for provincial court in Kindersley on March 20, said the breadth of criminal charges called for more than the fines normally attached with impaired driving charges. The Crown asked the court to consider a conditional sentence order (CSO).
A CSO is a jail sentence to be served in the community. O’Hara provided the list of charges and facts to the court. Moskowec had eight charges arising from one incident, along with an additional charge of mischief.
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Moskowec pleaded guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than the legal limit of 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, assaulting a peace officer, breaching the conditions of an undertaking and driving while disqualified. He also pleaded guilty to the mischief charge.
Judge Robert Jackson ordered the accused man to serve a six-month CSO with statutory conditions and other conditions such as no consuming alcohol or attending bars. Moskowec was also ordered to serve a 12-month driving prohibition.
Moskowec was also sentenced to serve 12 months of probation at the end of his six-moth CSO. Jackson ordered Moskowec to pay four victim surcharges of $100 each for a total of $400. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $100 for mischief, along with a $30 surcharge fine.
Also in court
• Kory Mundt has pleaded guilty to breaching the conditions of a probation order and he has received another probation order in addition to community service hours.
Court heard that the accused had missed reporting to his probation officer, so he was charged with breaching the conditions of his order. Thomas O’Hara, the Crown prosecutor, told the court that he had worked out a joint submission with Mundt.
O’Hara said the joint submission is for a nine-month conditional discharge and the man’s conditions would mirror the conditions from his previous order. The conditions are to keep the peace, report to probation, not go to the Walmart Superstore in Medicine Hat and complete 20 hours of community service. According to O’Hara, he spoke to Mundt’s probation officer and she agreed to give Mundt another chance to fulfill his conditions.
Judge Jackson said he would accept the guilty plea, and he also accepted the joint submission. Mundt apologized to the court for breaching his conditions. The judge added that another breach will result in a criminal record.
• Keaton Robblee has received the minimum sentence for an impaired driving conviction after pleading guilty on a first appearance before a provincial court judge.
The accused pleaded guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol content higher than the legal limit. Court heard it was Robblee’s first offence for impaired driving. He was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine with a $300 victim surcharge, and to serve a 12-month driving prohibition.
• Ryan Blanchette has pleaded guilty to speeding and received a fine. Cpl. March Durocher of the Kindersley RCMP, the acting Crown prosecutor, said he spoke with the accused who agreed to plead guilty to driving faster than the posted speed limit on the highway. Blanchette was ordered to pay a fine of $130 by April 30.
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