The Crown was originally proceeding by Indictment against Leschinski, which is the more serious charge. Prosecutor Scott Bartlett, however, told the court that Leschinski’s parents offered to pay to send him to a drug treatment centre - The Village of Hope - in New Brunswick. Bartlett said that since the Crown had proceeded by indictment, Leschinski wouldn’t qualify for a Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) to be served in the community, allowing him to go to the drug treatment centre. So, to facilitate this, Bartlett asked the court to expunge Leschinski’s guilty pleas so the Crown could re-elect Summary Conviction, the lesser serious charge, which would allow him to serve a CSO rather than going to jail.
Crown Prosecutor Kofi Nkrumah-Young told the court that the vehicle Baptiste was driving reached speeds of up to 180 kilometres an hour during the pursuit that ended in Battleford. Baptiste and Delainey Sunchild Moosomin, 23, were arrested April 4. Battlefords RCMP say that an unknown man entered a residence and demanded vehicle keys from the property owner. The suspect was given keys to a 2002 white Buick Century. Police recovered the vehicle not long after and arrested Moosomin and Baptiste. Nkrumah-Young told the court there was no indication that Baptiste was a part of the robbery at the residence. Defence lawyer Andrew Lyster said that Baptiste wants to go back to school. In addition, she wants to get help at a treatment centre to deal with her alcohol addiction.
A lawyer wants the court to rule a Biggar man is Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) for assaulting three people with his vehicle, pointing a firearm at a person, escaping police custody and stealing . . .
Photograph By Lisa Joy A North Battleford man facing drug trafficking charges was granted bail. Tyson Goller, 33, had a show cause hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 28. The federal crown prosecutor opposed his release while defence lawyer Brad Mitchell argued in favour of his client’s release. The details of what is said during a bail hearing can’t be published. article continues below
Photograph By Lisa Joy A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of a man after he failed to stick around in court to deal with his matter. Trevor Cummer, 39, had an appearance scheduled in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 27. The court acknowledged that Cummer was in court in the morning but left before his name could be called. Judge Murray Pelletier dealt with all other matters throughout the day and called Cummer’s matter about another five times and even had the sheriff look around the courthouse to see if he was in the building. Cummer never surfaced the rest of the day so the judge eventually issued a warrant for his arrest.