Court Report

House arrest for marijuana production

The court has imposed a conditional sentence order (CSO) on a Gospel Road man for unlawfully producing marijuana, a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).

In Kentville provincial court Tuesday, July 29, Judge Alan Tufts imposed a seven-month CSO on Anthony Marsters, 39, for the offense. The first four months of the CSO are to be served as house arrest with the usual exceptions for employment, education, emergencies and appointments. The remainder will be in the form of a curfew with strict conditions.

The judge also imposed a 10-year, seven-month firearms ban on Marsters, ordered him to provide a DNA sample to be kept on record, and forfeited the materials involved in commission of the crime.

Marsters committed the offense in Arlington March 27.

Custody for CSO breach

Bridgewater resident Christopher James Broome, 33, admitted July 28 to breaching conditions of his conditional sentence order.

Judge Tufts suspended the CSO for four days, thereby sending Broome into custody for that period. Broome committed the breach July 24.

The 60-day CSO began July 3 for a breach and property-related offenses committed early last year.

Fined for blood-alcohol readings

North Kentville resident Joseph Paul Davison, 29, pleaded guilty July 28 to driving while his blood-alcohol readings exceeded the legal limit.

Judge Tufts fined Davison $850 plus a $127.50 victim surcharge, or 15 days in custody on willful default.

Judge Tufts also prohibited Davison from driving in Canada for a year. The Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles will ban Davison from driving in the province for at least a year.

Davison committed the offense in north Kentville May 30 when police found that his blood-alcohol readings were 130 and 120 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 mg/100 ml.

Failed breathalyzer test

Kentville resident Jody Troy Corkum, 25, pleaded guilty July 28 to driving while his blood-alcohol readings exceeded the 80-mg/100-ml limit.

Judge Tufts fined Corkum $750 plus a $112.50 victim surcharge, or 13 days in custody on willful default.

Tufts also prohibited Corkum from driving in Canada for a year, a period the Motor Vehicles Registry will at least match.

Corkum committed the offense in Kentville April 19 when police found he had blood-alcohol readings of 110 and 110 mg/100 ml.

Had care and control

Kingston resident Darren Justin Sproule, 24, pleaded guilty July 28 to having care and control of a motor vehicle while his blood-alcohol readings exceeded the legal limit.

Judge Tufts fined Sproule $750 plus a $112.50, or 13 days in custody on willful default.

The judge also imposed a Canada-wide, one-year driving ban on Sproule. The Motor Vehicles Registry will prohibit Sproule from driving in the province for at least as long.

Sproule committed the offense in New Minas May 31 when he had blood-alcohol readings of 130 and 120 mg/100 ml.

Breach, marijuana possession

Halifax resident Arlee Lamar Davies, 20, pleaded guilty July 28 to failing to comply with a court undertaking and to possessing cannabis marijuana, a Schedule II drug under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).

Judge Tufts fined Davis $200 plus a $30 victim surcharge, or three days in custody on willful default, and $100 plus a $15 victim surcharge, or one day in custody, for the CDSA offense.

Davis committed the breach and possession at Port Hebert July 26.

Granted conditional discharge

Judge Tufts granted a conditional discharge July 28 to Wolfville resident Adam John Lenihan, 18, on a charge of possession of property valued at less than $5,000 but known to have been obtained unlawfully. The discharge is pending three months’ reporting probation and a $150 charitable donation to the Red Door.

The charge stemmed from an incident in Wolfville May 24. Lenihan pleaded guilty to the charge July 28.

In other court matters

Port Williams resident Allyson M. Franklin, 33, pleaded guilty July 14 to driving without a valid license, contrary to the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act, and requested a remission of penalty.

Judge Tufts granted the remission July 29 and fined Franklin $150 plus a $22.50 victim surcharge and $107 in costs, but remitting the surcharge and costs for a total fine of $150.

Franklin committed the offense in Greenwich May 29.

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Centreville resident George E. Williams, 18, pleaded guilty July 28 to illegal possession of liquor, contrary to the Nova Scotia Liquor Control Act (LCA), and requested a remission of penalty.

Judge Tufts granted the remission July 29, fining Williams $300 plus a $45 victim surcharge and $107 in costs, and remitted all but $50.

Williams committed the offense in Kentville May 24.

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Port Williams resident Timothy Drew Ansems, 31, pleaded guilty July 28 to allowing his dog to run at large, contrary to the Town of Kentville bylaw.

Judge Tufts fined Ansems $150 plus a $22.50 victim surcharge. Ansems committed the offense in Kentville June 3.