Charlottetown man who threatened to kill police officers gets probation
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Charlottetown man who spit at a grocery retailer supervisor after which threatened to homicide two cops throughout his arrest has prevented a jail sentence.
As an alternative, Andrew Christopher Cullen, 30, who pleaded responsible on Aug. 17 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown, was sentenced to 12 months of probation for uttering dying threats and inflicting a public disturbance.
At sentencing, Crown legal professional Jeff MacDonald informed the courtroom that on March 3, Cullen was at Atlantic Superstore at 465 College Ave. at round 1:45 p.m.
Cullen yelled and screamed at a feminine cashier. He then threw a bottle of cleansing answer at her when he was requested to depart the shop. Whereas he was being escorted from the shop, he yelled and pointed at one other workers member, after which spat in direction of a supervisor. MacDonald mentioned Cullen seemed to be intoxicated by alcohol.
Charlottetown police later arrested Cullen at his mom’s residence. When he was being positioned contained in the police automobile, Cullen informed officers that if he sees them once more, he’ll homicide them, mentioned MacDonald.
MacDonald requested jail time for Cullen since his actions that day have been “completely unacceptable.”
Cullen’s legal-aid lawyer Justin Milne supplied a unique model of occasions with respect to the Atlantic Superstore incident.
He mentioned that Cullen wasn’t drunk (though he had alcohol with him). As an alternative, he hadn’t taken his anti-psychotic treatment. As properly, Milne mentioned Cullen threw the bottle of cleansing answer on the counter and never immediately on the cashier. Cullen additionally wasn’t making an attempt to spit immediately on the retailer supervisor, added Milne.
Milne mentioned his shopper is an Indigenous one who is coping with homelessness and is employed. Cullen can also be taking applications for his psychological well being points and anger administration.
Cullen’s felony file consists of offences for impaired driving, break and enter, theft beneath $5,000 and breach of probation.
As a part of his probation, Chief Choose Jeff Lantz additionally ordered Cullen to put in writing letters of apology to the affected workers on the Atlantic Superstore. He’s additionally banned from the shop throughout the probation interval.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He could be reached by e-mail at [email protected] and could be adopted on Twitter @terry_mcn.
