Charlottetown man sentenced for fighting at Community Outreach Centre
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A battle on the metropolis’s Group Outreach Centre has resulted in jail time for a Charlottetown man.
“Clearly, there’s been a number of situations like that currently, sadly, round there. It is not an excellent state of affairs,” mentioned Chief Decide Jeff Lantz on Could 30 at Kenneth Kale MacAusland’s sentencing in provincial court docket in Charlottetown.
MacAusland, 25, additionally pleaded responsible on Could 30 for inflicting a public disturbance by preventing and for failing to attend two court docket appearances.
Crown legal professional Chris White advised the court docket that on March 21 at round 1:51 p.m., MacAusland and a male shopper of the outreach centre acquired into an argument within the constructing’s parking zone on Euston Avenue. The argument led to a mutually consensual battle with each males throwing punches at one another. The 2 males then fell right into a fence on the sting of the property. At that time, MacAusland managed to get on prime of the opposite man and continued throwing punches.
A feminine workers member ran outdoors and tried to cease the battle. She yelled at MacAusland however was unable to interrupt up the battle. Lastly, one other male shopper on the outreach centre acquired concerned and pulled MacAusland off the opposite man and ended the battle, mentioned White.
MacAusland was arrested and launched on circumstances, together with that he attend court docket when directed to take action. However MacAusland missed two court docket appearances and was re-arrested. He has been in custody since Could 27.
MacAusland’s prior legal document primarily includes offences in 2016 and 2017 and jail time for assault inflicting bodily hurt, resisting and obstructing a peace officer, failing to attend court docket, break and enter with the intent to commit an indictable offence, assault and breaching probation. As effectively, in 2021, MacAusland was sentenced for driving whereas prohibited and flight from police, mentioned White.
MacAusland was self-represented on Could 30 and appeared in court docket by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre. He agreed that the battle was consensual however added that he was performing in self-defence. MacAusland mentioned he is doing effectively together with his addictions points and has an upcoming assembly with a counsellor.
Lantz famous that excluding the newest driving offences, MacAusland had been staying out of bother since 2017.
Lantz additionally mentioned that though MacAusland mentioned he was performing in self-defence, it in all probability did not look good to have one of many centre’s volunteers preventing within the parking zone. MacAusland additionally had the choice to stroll away from the state of affairs moderately than get right into a battle, mentioned Lantz.
MacAusland was sentenced to a complete of 11 days in jail – 5 days for preventing and three days every for lacking the 2 court docket appearances – and one yr of probation. With seven days credit score for time already served in custody, MacAusland had 4 days left on the sentence.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @terry_mcn
Editor’s Be aware: An earlier model of this story contained data recorded in court docket that Kenneth Kale MacAusland was a volunteer on the Group Outreach Centre. The Journey Group, which operates the outreach centre, has since contacted SaltWire Community to say MacAusland has not been a volunteer there.
