P.E.I. man gets jail for spitting on taxi driver
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Spitting in a taxi driver’s face after being advised to pre-pay the fare has led to jail time for a P.E.I. man.
“It is a somewhat degrading assault once you begin spitting on individuals,” stated Chief Choose Jeff Lantz at sentencing for Keith Charles Vanewyk. “There isn’t any want for it.”
Vanewyk, 49, pleaded responsible to the assault cost on Nov. 7 in provincial court docket in Charlottetown and was sentenced afterwards.
The details
On Oct. 1 within the early morning hours, Vanewyk referred to as for a taxi at 230 Euston St. (Ken’s Nook) in Charlottetown, stated Crown lawyer Jeff MacDonald.
When the taxi arrived, the driving force advised Vanewyk that he must pre-pay for his fare. Vanewyk turned indignant and spit on the feminine taxi driver. She phoned police, who arrived at 5 a.m. and arrested Vanewyk on the scene.
Joint suggestion
MacDonald and Vanewyk’s authorized support lawyer Justin Milne collectively really useful a 21-day jail sentence for the assault.
Vanewyk had a previous felony report.
Milne requested an intermittent sentence for his consumer. Milne defined that Vanewyk is paid an honorarium to work with the PEERS Alliance. He’s a part of a gaggle with a historical past of unlawful drug use that performs outreach, training and advocacy to boost the security of substance customers. One among Vanewyk’s duties is to teach substance customers about “dangerous batches” of medicine in Charlottetown. Vanewyk is doing properly together with his personal dependancy points, Milne added.
Lantz accepted the joint suggestion and imposed a 21-day intermittent jail sentence and one yr of probation for the assault. Vanewyk can be required to jot down a letter of apology to the taxi driver and isn’t allowed to have any contact together with her in the course of the probation interval.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached by e-mail at [email protected] and could be adopted on X @terry_mcn.
