Stephen Woolstencroft has pleaded guilty to a range of charges and he was in Kindersley provincial court on May 15 to be sentenced on his different convictions.
John Knox, the Crown prosecutor, said he had worked out a joint resolution with Woolstencroft to present to the court. The accused faced a long list of charges, but he agreed to plead guilty to committing common assault, uttering threats, possessing a controlled substance and failing to attend court.
The prosecutor had the accused admit to his criminal record. He said the offences are dated, but there is violence on the man’s record. He provided the facts to the court and said the charges stem from two domestic situations.
Knox said the victim and accused were arguing when Woolstencroft threw a bullet at the victim’s head. He told her next time the bullet would go through her head, leading to an uttering threats charge. The accused struck the victim at another time when they were arguing in a car leading to the assault charge.
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He suggested a six-month conditional sentence for committing assault and uttering threats. Knox said Woolstencroft served four days in custody, so he suggested using the time served to cover the charges of drug possession and failure to attend court.
Judge Robert Jackson said he agreed to the joint resolution. Conditions for the six-month conditional sentence order are no alcohol or drugs, take counselling as directed, no contact with the victim except under supervision, abide by a curfew and statutory conditions. Time served covered his other two charges and he was ordered to pay four victim surcharge fines of $100 each for $400 in surcharge fines.
Additional court matters on May 15
• Corey Sattelmeier has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and he has received the minimum sentence because it was his first offence.
John Knox, the Crown prosecutor, said the police were following a vehicle just outside of Kindersley on March 24 at 2 a.m., and officers witnessed the vehicle swerving. He said police watched the vehicle cross the divider line twice.
The vehicle was stopped and police said they smelled the odour of alcohol coming from the vehicle. Knox told the court that Sattelmeier admitted to drinking alcohol earlier that night and he was asked to provide a sample of his breath. He failed the roadside test and he was taken to the detachment in Kindersley.
Sattelmeier provided two further samples of his breath and his readings were around 130 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. The legal limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, so he was charged with impaired operation and a .08 charge. The accused did not have a criminal record.
Knox said he was seeking the minimum penalty. Judge Robert Jackson said the man’s readings were not aggravating, so he agreed to the minimum penalty of a $1,000 fine, $300 surcharge and a 12-month driving prohibition. Sattelmeier has until Dec. 31 to pay.
• Crystal Milne has pleaded guilty to drug charges and a traffic violation. The accused decided to enter guilty pleas to her charges instead of going to trial.
Denis Quon, the federal Crown prosecutor, said Milne was charged with two counts of possessing controlled substances on July 5 and the woman pleaded guilty to both charges. Milne also pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention.
Court heard that Milne was involved in a single vehicle accident on July 5, and she was the lone occupant in the vehicle. The woman’s vehicle had rolled over into a ditch on Highway 7 east of Kindersley.
Quon said there was malcohol in the vehicle and police also discovered to small bags that were believed to contain controlled substances. The bags tested positive for ecstasy (MDMA) and for methamphetamine. The Crown suggested a 12-month suspended sentence for the two possession charges.
Judge Robert Jackson agreed with the terms of sentence. He ordered Milne to serve a 12-month suspended sentence with conditions that include no drugs other than prescribed, report to probation, complete 15 hours of community service and maintain an approved residence. She was also ordered to pay a $280 fine for driving without due care and two victim surcharges of $100 each for a total of $480 in fines.
• Darren Hood has received a conditional discharge for committing a break and enter at the home of a person he knows. The case has special circumstances.
Court heard that Hood lives down the street from the victim and he is familiar to the victim, so he had been in the home prior. to the incident. Hood entered the home one day without permission and he tampered with an alarm system at the residence.
Hood entered the home illegally on a second occasion and he set off an alarm at the time. Approximately $1,100 in damage was caused as a result, and court heard that the defence had a cheque for $500 to pay to the victim. Hood’s lawyer said the victim agreed to accept a lesser amount in restitution.
It was recognized that Hood has a cognitive disability and he needs support. The court was asked to grant a six-month conditional discharge with a condition to attend a day program in Unity or a similar program. The court agreed to the suggested sentence.
Judge Robert Jackson, who was told there was some recognition of responsibility by Hood, ordered the accused to serve the discharge and to attend the day program. He stressed to the accused that he had to complete the programming. Hood was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge fine of $200.
• Gabe Vanbasten has received fines for breaching a condition of his probation order. The court ruled that the fine is the only way to deal with the matter.
The accused was ordered to complete 50 hours of community service as part of a probation order, but he only completed three hours. Prosecutor John Knox said the accused admits that he had challenges finding work to complete his community service.
Knox said Vanbasten has been under two previous conditional discharges and he has failed to abide by conditions, so the Crown is seeking a fine. Judge Robert Jackson agreed with the prosecutor and said he is not prepared to grant a third conditional discharge. He ordered Vanbasten to pay a $600 fine and a $180 victim surcharge fine.
• Brett Carey pleaded guilty to driving while suspended and failing to appear in court. He was ordered to pay a pair of fines in response to charges.
He told the court he lives in Martensville, so he believes he missed a piece of mail reminding him about his court date. He was ordered to pay fines of $200 for driving while suspended and $150 for failing to appear in court. He has until July 31 to pay.
• Shannah Osiowy has pleaded guilty to driving while suspended, and to failing to appear in court. She told the court her license was suspended due to unpaid fines that have since been paid. She received a fine of $200 for driving while suspended and $100 for failing to attend court.
• Teena Laronge has pleaded guilty to failing to properly wear a seatbelt in an incident on March 20. The woman was ordered to pay a fine of $175 and was given a week to pay.
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