He pleads guilty to 13 offences, including theft, possession of weapons, breaches of orders, drug possession and failing to attend court
A local man's habit of filling up his red Dodge Charger and not paying for the gas caught up with him Tuesday.
And the 30-year-old man, who had little previous involvement with the justice system, now has a criminal record because of his "significant" drug addiction."This is your first criminal record and you have the opportunity to make it your last," Ontario Court Justice John Condon told the father of three when he imposed the sentence.The sentence was jointly recommended by prosecutor Blair Hagan and defence lawyer Ken Walker.He returned to the same gas bar on Oct.
Officers noted drug paraphernalia in the front console, a glass pipe with a white residue and a large knife wedged in by his seat.Police located a hatchet in the rear seat and bear spray in the glove compartment during a further search, the Crown said.He was arrested outside the store after he left without paying for bicycle parts and spray paint, valued at $231, Hagan said.They found Dubois asleep, and there was drug paraphernalia in the console.He was searched, and he had .
The Crown could easily have called for a custodial sentence, she said, adding "hopefully" Dubois will get some help for his substantial drug issues. When he imposed sentence, Condon said he was taking into consideration the guilty pleas and the fact that Dubois was "clearly dealing with a significant addiction" and still is.
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