Crystal meth possession, trafficking leads to jail time for Charlottetown man
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Possessing 7.1 grams of crystal meth for trafficking functions and different offences has led to a sentence of just below 14 months in jail for a Charlottetown man.
“I am trying to do higher each time I get out,” mentioned Mark Anthony Tippett, 37, on April 25 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown.
Tippett appeared in courtroom by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre. Tippett pleaded responsible and was sentenced for drug possession for trafficking functions, possession of weapons – a folding knife and a collapsible baton – for a harmful goal, breaching a weapons prohibition from a previous courtroom matter, fraud underneath $5,000 and lacking 4 courtroom appearances.
Tippett did not have a lawyer and represented himself in courtroom.
Studying from an agreed assertion of info, federal Crown lawyer Zach Geldert advised the courtroom that on Sept. 3 at 2:46 p.m., a lady known as police to have Tippett faraway from her Euston Road residence. Tippett was sitting on a chair within the residence when police arrived and arrested him for excellent warrants.
Police searched Tippett and located the folding knife in his waistband. Tippett’s fanny pack was additionally searched, and police discovered the 7.1 grams of crystal methamphetamine divided into small luggage. Tippett additionally had two luggage with him on the time of his arrest that contained the baton, a digital scale, steel weights, small luggage, three used crack pipes and different gadgets.
Tippett was arrested once more and charged with the drug and weapons offences, mentioned Geldert.
“I am trying to do higher each time I get out.” – Mark Anthony Tippet
Tippett additionally dedicated fraud on Dec. 19, 2021, by depositing an unsigned, stolen cheque into his checking account. Tippett did not obtain any cash as a result of a maintain was positioned on the stolen cheque. The cheque was in a lady’s pockets that was beforehand reported stolen from her automobile, defined Geldert.
Tippett’s prolonged felony document did not embody a previous offence for drug possession for trafficking functions. He mentioned in courtroom that he was coping with addictions points on the time of the offences.
Chief Decide Jeff Lantz accepted a joint sentence suggestion from Geldert, Crown lawyer Emily Campbell and Tippett for 11 months in jail for the drug offence and 82 days for the Felony Code of Canada offences. Tippett was additionally sentenced to 18 months of probation, a DNA order and one other weapons prohibition.
Tippett was in pre-sentence custody for 233 days since his Sept. 3 arrest. At sentencing, Tippett was given enhanced credit score of 1.5 days for every day in custody for a complete of 350 days deducted from the sentence, leaving 62 days left to serve.
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 Twitter @terry_mcn.
