Fight with ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend lands man in jail
While Justin Gordon may have received injuries during an altercation with his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend, it is Gordon who will spend the next 141 days in jail for the assault.
Gordon, 29, appeared by video in Moose Jaw provincial court recently, where he pleaded guilty to common assault and three counts of failing to attend court. As part of a joint sentence, the Moose Javian will spend the next six months in custody for the common assault charge. He was given 39 days’ credit for time already served in jail (26 days), which means he has 141 days left before his release. He also received 30 days’ custody for each charge of failing to attend court, which will run concurrently as the main sentence.
The Crown stayed six other charges. Gordon arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s house on April 29 around 7 p.m., where the woman and her current boyfriend were living, Crown prosecutor Stephen Yusuff said while discussing the facts. A disagreement broke out among the three people, with Gordon and the other man engaging in a fight.
During the fight, Gordon struck the man in the head with his fist several times while the man stabbed Gordon in the side once, Yusuff continued. However, police determined the stab wound was considered a non-life-threatening injury. Gordon was in the hospital for a couple of days since the stabbing occurred in his stomach, which left a gash, he told Judge Brian Hendrickson.
“I can feel it a little bit, but it’s healed,” he added.
Gordon has a lengthy criminal record of 42 convictions stretching back to 2009, said Yusuff. His three charges of failing to attend court were from Jan. 6, Jan. 13 and Feb. 24.
The judge asked Gordon why he had those charges, wondering if he forgot about them or just avoided them. Gordon replied that his girlfriend used to look after his calendar for him, but he broke up with her around that time. Hendrickson accepted the joint submission and agreed to waive the victim surcharge since Gordon has no job.