Assault, theft cases discussed in court

Custody for assault, failing to comply

Thomas James Rafuse, 34, of Greenwood, has been sentenced to time in custody for assault, failing to comply with his recognizance and failing to comply with probation.

Rafuse was present in custody for a court appearance on Nov. 2. The Crown was opposed to his release and Rafuse was denied bail following a show cause hearing. He was remanded in custody on a due course of law remand. Rafuse pleaded not guilty and the matters were adjourned to Nov. 29 for trial.

Rafuse changed his pleas to guilty prior to the scheduled trial on Nov. 29. Exhibits were entered and a victim impact statement was read. Judge Rickola Brinton sentenced Rafuse to four months in custody on the assault charge. Rafuse was given credit at time-and-a-half for one month spent remanded in custody, leaving two months and 15 days left to serve. Rafuse was sentenced to six months of probation and the court granted a DNA order.

Rafuse was sentenced to one month in custody and six months of probation, to be served concurrently, on each the recognizance charge and the probation charge.

Rafuse committed the offences in Greenwood on Oct. 30. A charge of strangling a person with intent to enable him to commit the indictable offence of assault was dismissed on Nov. 29 with the Crown offering no evidence.

Conditional sentence with house arrest

Brandon Drew Corbin, 21, of Berwick, has been handed a conditional sentence with house arrest for two counts of possessing stolen property valued at less than $5,000; defrauding Reid’s Meat Market of a sum of money not exceeding $5,000, breaking and entering a garage with intent to commit an indictable offence therein and failing to comply with his undertaking.

Corbin pleaded guilty to one count of possessing stolen property on Oct. 10 and pleaded guilty to the other charges on Oct. 24. The matters were adjourned to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared and for sentencing.

On Nov. 24, Judge Alan Tufts handed Corbin a six-month conditional sentence order with house arrest for the first three months, followed by daily curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Corbin was also sentenced to 12 months of probation. Corbin was ordered to pay $750 in restitution to Reid’s Meat Market as part of his conditional sentence and was ordered to pay $1,250 in restitution to the business as part of his probation.

Eight more counts of possessing stolen property and a charge of break, enter and theft at Elderkin’s Farm Market were withdrawn.