Penticton Court
Senior ordered to abstain after series of booze related disturbances
PENTICTON - An elderly man who threatened a police officer and caused a disturbance at Cherry Lane Mall last month was released today, Nov. 2 after being sentenced to time already served. Gerzon Kovacs was arrested Sept. 3, 2015, at Cherry Lane Mall after Penticton RCMP were called to deal with a disturbance. Police arrested...
Prolific Okanagan property crimes offender looking for rehabilitation
PENTICTON - A man with a lengthy list of property convictions who 'never got a break' will serve 56 more days in jail for his latest string of criminal activity. Harley J. Barich appeared in Penticton court Tuesday, Oct. 27, pleading guilty to charges of possession of property obtained by crime. Osoyoos RCMP were notified...
Penticton court shows mercy on suspended driver with lengthy driving history
PENTICTON - A Naramata man with a notorious driving record was given a break in Penticton court on Monday, Oct. 26 because of his personal circumstances. Peter John Roberts appeared before Judge Meg Shaw on Monday after pleading guilty to one count of driving while his license was suspended. Crown Prosecutor Kurt Froehlich told court...
Co-accused in beating appears in court for break and enter
PENTICTON - A man alleged to have taken part in the kidnapping and beating of a Penticton man in May pleaded guilty today, Oct. 19, to several charges stemming from a prior incident at Nickel Plate Nordic Ski Centre on April 30, 2015. Sentencing for Albert Edgar Fontaine, who appeared by video today, was delayed. Fontaine...
Multiple offender tests court’s compassion one more time
PENTICTON - A 25-year-old man who has already chalked up 57 prior convictions was warned in Penticton Provincial Court today, Oct. 7, “the ice is getting thin” over repeated failed promises to rehabilitate. Lawrence Jordan Brown appeared by video in court this afternoon, facing sentencing on several counts stemming from an attempted theft at a...
Improperly stored firearm proves costly for Penticton man
PENTICTON - An avid hunter will have his firearm returned to him after his rifle was found improperly stored in his vehicle during a roadside check. Kimberly Brad Christensen appeared in Penticton Provincial Court yesterday, Sept. 16, to enter a guilty plea on a charge of careless use or storage of a firearm. Christensen ran...
Penticton woman pleads guilty to impaired charge, driving while disqualified
PENTICTON - A Penticton woman is not to get behind the wheel for two years following a plea of guilty to a charge of impaired driving and driving while disqualified in Penticton court this morning, Sept. 14. Crown Prosecutor Kurt Froelich told court Leisha Blais was driving home from a Narcotics Anonymous meeting at a...
Judge holds out hope for rehabilitaton of drug dealer
PENTICTON - A man's troubled past and his desire to rehabilitate himself convinced a judge to give a convicted drug dealer a break in Penticton Supreme Court today, September 2. Judge Gordon Weatherill handed down a sentence of three years, less time served, to Grant McEwen, who was convicted Feb. 4, 2015 of unlawfully possessing...
Concealed shotgun discovered at Penticton court house
PENTICTON - It's unknown what his intent was but the watchful eye of a Sheriff may have stopped a potentially serious incidents at the Penticton Law Courts Monday after a man was found carrying a concealed shotgun. Penticton RCMP say a man and woman entered the Penticton court house yesterday around noon. The man was...
Judge impressed with man’s attempt to rehabilitate himself
PENTICTON - A Penticton judge was pleased with a man’s attempts to change his ways since he was charged with assault. Judge Gregory Koturbash said in Penticton Provincial court today, April 29, Frederick Nathaniel Williams showed commitment to getting his life back on track after getting mixed up in a scuffle that led to an...
Man accused in physician beating to undergo psych evaluation
PENTICTON - Gregory Stanley Nield appeared in Penticton court Tuesday after being charged with assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault. The charges stem from an incident at Penticton Regional Hospital on Dec. 5 after a doctor on duty in the hospital’s psychiatric ward was attacked. The doctor suffered a broken jaw and other facial...
Oliver man given opportunity for redemption
PENTICTON - An Oliver man will not have to spend any more time behind bars after pleading guilty to three counts in a Penticton courtroom on December 3. Steven Thomas Miller was charged with criminal harassment, uttering threats and possession of a prohibited weapon after a whirlwind relationship went sour in May of 2014. Crown...