Various offences penalized in court

Breathalyser offences

Sean Graham Pickrem, of Albany, Annapolis County, has been fined and sentenced to probation for having care or control of a motor vehicle while his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit.

Pickrem changed his plea to guilty on June 26. Judge Alan Tufts fined Pickrem a total of $1,100 and sentenced him to nine months of probation. The court imposed a one-year driving prohibition against Pickrem. He may apply for the ignition interlock program after three months.

Pickrem committed the offence in New Minas on Sept. 30, 2016. The legal blood alcohol limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Pickrem gave breathalyser readings of 180 and 180.

Conditional discharge for assault, probation offence

Brandon Matheson, 21, of Greenwood, has been handed a conditional discharge with probation for using a weapon, a chair, in committing an assault and failing to comply with probation.

Matheson pleaded guilty to the charges in April and the matters were adjourned to June 26 to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing. Judge Alan Tufts handed Matheson a conditional discharge with 12 months of probation.

Matheson committed the offences in Greenwood on Jan. 25. Charges of uttering a death threat to two individuals and a charge of mischief were withdrawn.

Suspended sentence with probation for assault

Victor Eugene Fredericks, 45, of Kingston, has been handed a suspended sentence with probation for committing an assault.

Fredericks changed his plea to guilty on April 5. The matter was adjourned to June 27 to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing.

Judge Alan Tufts handed Fredericks a suspended sentence with one year of probation and fined him $100 in victim surcharges.

Fredericks committed the offence in Kingston on June 24, 2016. like us on facebook facebook.com/pages/ kingscountynews