The man who threw stones at Canada’s prime minister — then tried to have Justin Trudeau come to London to testify at his trial — made a surprise guilty plea to…
After a morning of legal wrangling, Marshall agreed to the plea and told Ontario Court Justice Kevin McHugh he was entering it voluntarily and without any pressure.
London police, Carnegie said, were able to review several videos and photographs and were able to see Marshall, carrying a large flag mounted on a hockey stick, pacing behind the protestors, then bending down to pick up some loose gravel in a driveway and throwing it over the crowd and in the direction of Trudeau.Article contentThe police were able to identify Marshall through a St. Thomas police mugshot and arrested him, he said.
He also said the defence needed time to review seven photographs and two 30-second videos that had been shown to Marshall by London police during his police statement where it was revealed during the subpoena quashing hearing that Marshall had admitted to throwing the stones. There were Crown witnesses available to testify and McHugh was about to make a ruling before Carnegie asked for a brief recess to speak to the defence.
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