This is the latest court report for Kings and West Hants counties.
Evaded police, recognizance offence
Wade Russell Moriarty, 32, of Greenwood, has been sentenced to time in custody for failing to stop his vehicle as soon as was reasonable in the circumstances while being pursued by police and failing to comply with his recognizance by failing to remain on his property at all times.
Moriarty pleaded guilty to the charges on May 30. Judge Alan Tufts sentenced Moriarty to a total of 30 days in custody.
Moriarty committed the offences in Parkdale, Lunenburg County, and in Greenwood Square on May 16. Two more counts of failing to comply with his recognizance and a charge of failing to comply with his undertaking were withdrawn on May 30.
Obstruction charges
Barbara Jean Hebb, 34, of Brow of Mountain, has been handed a suspended sentence with probation for attempting to obstruct the course of justice in a judicial proceeding and for obstructing an RCMP constable engaged in the execution of his duty conducting an investigation.
Hebb changed her pleas to guilty to the two charges in October and the matters were adjourned to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be updated and for sentencing. On May 30, Judge Ronda Van Der Hoek handed Hebb a suspended sentence with three years of reporting probation on the two charges.
Hebb committed the offences in Kentville between Dec. 10 and 15, 2016. Charges of perjury, attempting to induce a person by threats to have criminal proceedings brought against another individual and intending to provoke a state of fear in a justice system participant in order to impede him in the performance of his duties were dismissed on May 30 with the Crown offering no evidence.
Breathalyser offence, left scene of accident
Binney A. Parsons, 66, of Halifax, has been handed a conditional curative discharge for operating a motor vehicle while his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit and has been fined for failing to stop his vehicle and give his name and address with intent to escape civil or criminal liability after being involved in an accident.
Parsons changed his pleas to guilty on the two charges on Jan. 8. The court imposed a two-year driving prohibition against him and the matters were adjourned to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing.
On May 31, evidence was heard at a sentencing hearing for Parsons. On the impaired driving charge, Judge Alan Tufts handed Parsons a conditional curative discharge with 18 months of probation and fined him $100 in victim surcharges. Parsons was fined a total of $390 for failing to stop his vehicle and give his name and address having been involved in an accident.
Parsons committed the offences in Woodville and Coldbrook on May 7, 2017. The legal blood alcohol limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Parsons gave breathalyser readings of 160 and 160.
A charge of unlawfully possessing Diazepam was withdrawn in July 2017. Charges of operating a motor vehicle while his ability to do so was impaired by alcohol, another count of failing to stop and give his name and address having been involved in an accident, driving without insurance and failing to comply with the ignition interlock condition on his drivers’ licence were dismissed on May 31 with the Crown offering no evidence.
Breathalyser offence
Joshua Leslie Vroom, 33, of Bloomington, has been sentenced to intermittent custody and probation for operating a motor vehicle while his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit.
Vroom changed his plea to guilty to the charge on Jan. 3 and was served with notice that the Crown was seeking an increased penalty. The court imposed a two-year driving prohibition against Vroom and the matter was adjourned to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing.
On May 31, Judge Alan Tufts sentenced Vroom to 30 days of intermittent custody, beginning on June 9 at 9 p.m. to June 11 at 5:30 a.m. and continuing every weekend until the sentence is served. Vroom will be on non-reporting probation during his intermittent sentence. Vroom was also fined $100 in victim surcharges.
Vroom committed the offence in Greenwood on Sept. 26, 2016. The legal blood alcohol limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Vroom gave breathalyser readings of 180 and 180.
Probation offence, uttered threat
David Charles Zinck, 40, of Kentville, has been handed a conditional sentence order and has been sentenced to probation for failing to comply with probation and uttering a death threat to two RCMP constables.
Zinck changed his pleas to guilty on March 6 and the matters were adjourned to May 31 to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing. Judge Alan Tufts handed Zinck a 90-day conditional sentence order including daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the first 60 days. The conditional sentence will be followed by nine months of reporting probation. Zinck was fined $100 in victim surcharges on the charge of failing to comply with probation.
Zinck committed the offences in New Minas on Nov. 13, 2017. Another count of uttering a death threat, a charge of resisting a police officer engaged in the execution of his duty and a charge of being intoxicated in a public place were dismissed on May 31 with the Crown offering no evidence.
Fines for drug possession
Cyril Alison Delong, 24, of Canning, has been fined for unlawfully possessing cocaine and unlawfully possessing cannabis marijuana.
Delong pleaded guilty to the charges on Sept. 13, 2017. A charge of unlawfully possessing valium was dismissed on that date. On May 31, Judge Alan Tufts fined Delong a total of $910 for unlawfully possessing cocaine and fined him a total of $650 for unlawfully possessing marijuana.
Delong committed the offences in Canning on Oct. 14, 2016.
