A 22-year-old man who struggled with and spat at officers during arrest was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty Monday.
Cody Decoteau, pleaded guilty to two counts of mischief, one count of assaulting a police officer and one of breaching his probation.
He was granted the right to serve his jail sentence on weekends and will be on probation until the jail sentence is served in full.
Officers were called about Decoteau last Tuesday night when a resident saw him rummaging through two vehicles and called police.
When officers arrived the resident was arguing with Decoteau and police stepped in and when they told Decoteau they intended to arrest him he pulled away and struggled with the officers.
The officers eventually placed the handcuffs on him, but while he was being lead to the car he turned and tried to spit at the officers.
At the time, Decoteau was on a two-year probationary term for theft of a motor vehicle.
Defence lawyer Brad Leebody told the court Decoteau had serious problems with alcohol and was endeavouring to get clean.
Leebody said he would have a place to live when released from jail and would be working on completing his Grade 10 education during the week.
Shoplifting, a missed court date and a lengthy criminal record added up to 10 days in jail for one man on Monday.
Gregory Jerald Gillson pleaded guilty to single counts of theft and failing to appear in court and was handed the short jail term.
A loss prevention officer at London Drugs spotted Gillson on July 28 walking out the door with a toaster and a number of gift bags.
Store security officers held onto him until police arrived and he was taken into custody.
Gillson had a related record for similar crimes, which was one of the reasons Judge Bruce Garriock cited for the length of the sentence.
A man who drunkenly resisted attempts by local police to arrest him was sentenced to the time he had already spent in custody as well as a steep fine.
Jeremy Klassen pleaded guilty to single counts of breaching his probation, bail conditions and resisting arrest. Klassen had been at the Edmonton Remand Centre since Dec.19 for the second of two incidents that occurred late last year.
Klassen was sentenced to 30 days for the breaching his probation and bail, as well as a $500 fine for resisting arrest.
Police were called on Sept. 9 after a homeowner spotted two men trying car doors in the Akinsdale neighbourhood. Police responded and found him and another man in a nearby park. The pair generally met the description the homeowner had called in and the officers also noted they appeared intoxicated and were carrying an open bottle of alcohol.
When the officers attempted to arrest them Klassen refused to provide identification and then struggled with officers, putting his arms under his body. After officers issued warnings, Klassen was sprayed with pepper spray.
While he disputed the number of warnings, Klassen admitted to struggling with officers. He was released on bail and subsequently pleaded guilty to other, unrelated charges and was placed on probation.
On Dec. 19 he breached both his bail and probation, when officers were called to the St. Albert Canadian Tire store about an intoxicated man. When officers arrived they found a bag with two bottles of alcohol in the parking lot. Klassen was inside the store at the time and police arrested him a short time later when he came outside.
A man traded 24 hours of community service he hadn't done for a $750 fine he will have to pay.
Trevor Keith Deeluw pleaded guilty to a single count of breaching probation. He was put on the term in 2010, with a string of conditions including a requirement that he complete 30 hours during the year-long term.
Over that time he completed only six of those hours and when his probation officer brought up the issue he said he would rather simply pay the fine.
Deeluw told the court he was working full time and had trouble finding any time to perform the community service work.
He was given three months to pay the fine.
