A St. Albert man will have 46 days in jail to think about how nothing good can ever come from cycling while sloshed.
Shawn Hamar Hanson appeared in St. Albert court via closed-circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre on Monday and pleaded guilty to assaulting a peace officer, possession of stolen property and causing a disturbance.
Court heard on April 24, RCMP were called to Perron Street where an intoxicated man was causing a disturbance – cycling on the sidewalk and holding a bottle of wine stolen from La Crema CaffĂ©. The cyclist, later identified as Hanson, was apprehended by police and released on conditions to keep the peace.
Two months later, police ran into Hanson again on Mission Avenue by Ă©cole Father Jan Community School, riding his bike without a helmet. When officers approached Hanson, he tried to instigate a fight by charging at one officer with his head. He then attempted to kick the other RCMP constable, which resulted in the officer’s shoulder being dislocated.
Hanson has three prior charges on his criminal record, including theft under $5,000 and breaching the conditions of his recognizance.
Defence lawyer Cam McCoy told the court Hanson had been living with his parents his whole life, but now at the age of 30, has been kicked out because of these charges.
“Alcohol is fuelling everything. This conduct is serious and is motivated by this (alcohol) problem,” he said.
Judge Bruce Garriock handed Hanson a 60-day sentence, which he has 46 days left to serve.
After skimming from the cash register at a local supermarket, one St. Albert woman is now forbidden from being employed in a position where she handles money.
Jamie Elizabeth Reiter pleaded guilty to theft under $5,000 in court Monday for taking more than $600 from the cash register when she was a cashier at Safeway in 2011.
The theft occurred over the period of one week in late November. She was caught in the act after being put under surveillance by her employers for suspicion of stealing.
The 23-year-old told the court it was a bad time in her life and she had grown up a lot over the last two years. She had no prior criminal record.
Reiter was given a suspended sentence with 18 months probation. She was ordered to pay the money she stole back to Safeway, complete 100 hours of community service and is prohibited from being employed in a position that requires her to handle money.
