Charlottetown co-accused sentenced for stolen card purchases
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Charlottetown man and lady who purchased greater than $1,000 price of bijou utilizing a stolen debit and bank card have been sentenced.
Andrew Kevin McQuaid, 35, and Paige Elizabeth Batchilder, 38, pleaded responsible on Might 2 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown to utilizing the stolen playing cards and different offences.
As well as, Batchilder pleaded responsible to a cost of fraud when she pawned the 2 rings for $100 every at Most Needed in Charlottetown and possession of property obtained by crime.
McQuaid was represented by legal-aid lawyer Alex Dalton, whereas Batchilder’s lawyer was Brendan Hubley.
On Oct. 23, a Charlottetown man phoned police to report his pockets had gone lacking and his debit and bank cards had been used that very same day at Taylor’s Jewellers within the Confederation Court docket Mall, stated Crown lawyer Bridget Morriscey.
Just a few days in a while Oct. 29, Charlottetown police went to the jewellery retailer and considered video footage exhibiting Batchilder and McQuaid utilizing the playing cards.
Retailer receipts indicated that Batchilder and McQuaid used a Walmart MasterCard a Metro Credit score Union debit card to buy two diamond rings with a complete worth of $760.15, a Casio watch price $214.76 and an 18-inch chain for $153.51.
Batchilder and McQuaid had been arrested by Charlottetown police in November and launched on circumstances. McQuaid gave an announcement to police denying his involvement and implicating Batchilder.
Then on Dec. 7, police acquired an nameless tip that Batchilder pawned the identical two rings at Most Needed on two separate events – Oct. 29 and Dec. 2. Video footage from the pawn store confirmed Batchilder promoting the rings. As effectively, she used her P.E.I. driver’s licence as proof of her identification to workers.
McQuaid and Batchilder had been in a relationship at one time and have a previous legal file of committing offences collectively. However at sentencing, it was famous that McQuaid is in a brand new relationship with one other lady.
Chief Choose Jeff Lantz sentenced Batchilder and McQuaid to 21 days in jail every for utilizing the stolen playing cards. As effectively, they had been ordered to every pay half of the whole quantity in restitution of $1,128 to Metro Credit score Union and Walmart MasterCard for the purchases at Taylor’s Jewellers. Batchilder is required to pay an additional $200 in restitution to Most Needed for the rings she pawned that had been seized by police.
Batchilder was additionally sentenced to a different 21 days for fraud and 10 days for lacking courtroom. She additionally acquired 15 days for possession of stolen property and 15 days in jail for breaching probation to run concurrent to the opposite offences.
General, Batchilder was given credit score for time already spent in custody on all of the offences and had no extra time left to serve on the sentence.
In addition to 21 days for utilizing the stolen playing cards, McQuaid was additionally sentenced to a further seven days for lacking courtroom.
McQuaid had not beforehand been held in custody and was taken straight to jail after courtroom to serve his sentence.
Each McQuaid and Batchilder had been additionally positioned on two years of probation.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @terry_mcn
