Court report, Nov. 13

Misled police

New Minas resident Donald Brian Nickerson, 25, pleaded guilty in Kentville provincial court Wednesday, Oct. 31, to committing mischief by making a false statement and misleading a police officer into an investigation.

Judge Claudine MacDonald fined Nickerson $250 plus a $37.50 victim surcharge, or 14 days in custody on willful default.

Nickerson committed the mischief in New Minas Jan. 13.

Breached probation

Judge MacDonald fined Rory Joseph Reeves, 21, Harbourville; Oct. 31 $350 for failing to comply with a probation order.

Reeves committed the breach in Harbourville April 9 and pleaded guilty to the charge Sept. 4.



One day deemed served

The court sentenced Arun Ramesh Johnson, 27, Kentville, to one day in custody deemed served on each count of committing an assault on an individual, by word of mouth knowingly uttering a threat to cause bodily harm or death to an individual, failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a probation order by which he was bound and being at large on a recognizance and failing without lawful excuse to comply with a condition of the recognizance.

Johnson had entered not guilty pleas to the charges of assault, uttering a threat and failing to comply with the probation order May 7, and the matters were adjourned to Oct. 25 for trial.

Johnson changed his pleas Oct. 25 and entered a guilty plea to the charge of failing to comply with a condition of a recognizance.

Johnson committed the offences of assault, uttering a threat and failing to comply with a probation order in Kentville Jan. 29. He failed to comply with a condition of the recognizance in Kentville Aug. 25.

Exceeded legal limit

The court fined Darrel Blake Clem, 44, Aylesford, for having care or control of a motor vehicle having consumed alcohol in such a quantity the concentration in his blood exceeded the legal limit.

Clem entered a guilty plea Oct. 22. He was fined a total of $1,035 and has been given until Feb. 28, 2008 to pay or spend 17 days in custody on willful default. The court has imposed a one-year, Canada-wide driving prohibition against Clem.

The Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles will at least match the driving ban.

Clem committed the offence in Berwick Sept. 8. The concentration in his blood exceeded 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, the legal limit. Clem had breathalyzer readings of 180 and 180 mg/100 ml.

Breathalyzer offence

The court fined Vincent Roy Smith, 44, Centreville; for having care or control of a motor vehicle having consumed alcohol in such a quantity the concentration in his blood exceeded the legal limit.

Smith entered a guilty plea Oct. 22. He was fined a total of $920 and given until Jan. 28, 2008 to pay or spend 15 days in custody on willful default. The court has imposed a one-year, Canada-wide driving prohibition against him.

Smith committed the offence in Greenwood Aug. 7, 2007, when he was found to have care or control of a motor vehicle having consumed alcohol in such a quantity the concentration in his blood exceeded the 80 mg/100 ml legal limit. Smith gave breathalyzer readings of 150 and 160 mg/100 ml.

Motor vehicle offences

The court fined Brian Markey, 48, Melvern Square, Annapolis County, for four motor vehicle offences, including operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license, operating a motor vehicle required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Act when there was not a valid liability policy in force in relation to either the driver or the vehicle, operating an unregistered vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle on a highway without a valid inspection sticker.

Markey entered guilty pleas to the charges Oct. 22. With remissions, he was fined $500. He has been given until Nov. 24, 2008 to pay with no default.

Markey committed the offences in Kingston Aug. 10, 2007.