Man arrested with help from civilian

A P.E.I. man who was arrested after a civilian helped a police officer get him under control was sentenced recently to 108 days in jail on five charges. Tanner Thomas Trainor, 18, appeared before Chief Judge Nancy Orr in provincial court in Charlottetown for sentencing on charges that included two counts of obstructing a police officer.

Trainor was also sentenced for damaging property, possessing stolen property and failing the breathalyzer. The court heard that on Aug. 30, an RCMP officer pulled Trainor over in a truck after seeing him driving faster than the speed limit.

Trainor gave the police two different false names before they learned who he really was. The police arrested him again on Oct. 28 after a woman called to report Trainor threatened to kill her and punched two holes in a wall at her home.

On Dec. 9, a different woman reported someone stole her Ford Escape.

About half an hour later, a police officer saw the vehicle on University Avenue in Charlottetown.

Trainor parked the vehicle at a nearby gas station and ran off, but a civilian helped the officer get him under control.

Trainor later provided breathalyzer samples that were above the legal limit.

The court heard Trainor was belligerent with the police and not co-operative during his most recent arrest. Orr gave Trainor credit of 10 days for time spent in custody before his sentencing.

Along with the jail time, Trainor will be on probation for two years and will be under a two-year driving prohibition.