Sharbot Lake Criminal Court
Long wet drive, for a short, dry session
Court workers, including the court clerk and reporter, in addition to crown lawyers, probation officers, two members of the OPP, along with Judge Geoff Griffin, all trudged in from Kingston and Napanee through the ice and rain for the 10 am session of the monthly Sharbot Lake Criminal Court, which starts up at 10 am on the third Monday of the month.
By 10:30 they were all back in their cars headed home for the day. Mostly it was a case of deferral after defferal as cases were not ready for resolution.
The only exception was the case of Brian Gray, who pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with blood alcohol over 80 mg/100 ml of blood. He was stopped at a RIDE program in February, and since he demonstrated “indicia of impairment” to use the crown’s terminology, he was given a road side breath test, which he failed. Back at the station, he registered 150mg/100ml.
He received a 1 year driving prohibition and a $1,000 fine. It is his first offence.
Deferrals
Mallary Kehoe is facing 9 charges, including: 4 counts of driving while under suspension; 1 count each of theft of motor vehicle, break and enter, fail to comply with court ordered conditions, fail to appear in court, and possession of the proceeds of crime. She will return to court on May 14.
Randall Kirkwood, who faces an ‘over 80’ charge and a charge of open liquor in a vehicle, will also return on May 14.
Robert Moody’s charges of ‘over 80’ plus driving while impaired by alcohol will be the subject of a judicial pretrial before he is scheduled to return on May 14.
Sean Mcheal, facing two charges of assault, will also return on May 14.
Dwight Vanalstine faces 7 driving related charges, including operating a vehicle while disqualified from doing so. His case was deferred to May 14.
Paul Sullivan faces a charge of driving with blood alcohol ‘over 80’ and will return on May 14.
Gypsy Villas and Jessica Villas each are facing two counts of fraud over $5,000. They will also return on May 14.
