A man who pled guilty to uttering threats and two counts of breach of recognizance was sentenced to pay victim surcharge fines, a DNA order and 50 days in custody. Taking into account accredited time already served, Rodney Brown had 27 days remaining as of Friday, June 26.
On May 29 2015, Ponoka RCMP were called to a residence and were met at the door by a complainant, who told them she and her boyfriend had been arguing and that he said he would get a gun and shoot her.
Rodney Brown was picked up in the north end of Ponoka, on his way to Wetaskiwin; he was released on recognizance.
On July 11, police were called back to the same residence, by a third party, because Brown was there. RCMP arrived and arrested him.
Defence counsel D. Paul told the court the woman no longer fears for her life and it was she who contacted Brown, went to Wetaskiwin to get him and brought him back to Ponoka.
“The recognizance is between Brown and the Queen,” said Crown Prosecutor R. Clark.
“Uttering threats are one of those offenses that is hard to get a handle on because people get angry and say things they don’t mean,” said Paul.
On Brown’s criminal record, there are 12 breaches of court orders. “That’s pretty aggravating,” said Judge J. Glass.
Drug charges lead to heavy fines
A woman facing possession charges on three different drugs was handed a $900 fine, $300 for each, during her sentencing.
On Feb. 3 2015, Ponoka RCMP received a report of a vehicle stopped in the middle of the road of Highway 2A south of town.
When they arrived Knowlton Jackson was sitting in a passenger seat and it was discovered she already had warrants out for her arrest.
While processing her purse, police discovered small amounts of GHB, ecstasy and methamphetamine.
Shoplifter prosecuted
A man who pled guilty to stealing a cell phone from The Source was sentenced to pay a $100 fine and 30 days in jail. As of June 26, Rene Daniels had 24 days of in-custody time left to serve.
On June 14, Daniels slipped a phone into his pocket and walked out of the store. When an employee followed him outside and tried to confront him, he got into a car being driven by his girlfriend and sped away. There was a child in the back seat.
RCMP used video surveillance to identify Daniels and the employee had gotten the license plate number of the car.
Its owner was not involved but said he had loaned the car to the woman, who in turn used it to help Daniels.
Man charged with speeding, drug charge withdrawn
A man jointly accused of possession of marijuana under 30 grams and obstruction with his brother had the charges dropped against him, as did the brother.
All that remained for Jermaine Bailey was an exceeding max speed charge, after he was discovered travelling fifty-five km/h above the speed limit. Bailey received a $414 fine for speeding.
The two other charges were dropped because the men were able to produce medical marijuana cards and other appropriate documents.
Defence council also could not see how they did anything obstructive and the charge was dropped.