P.E.I. man sentenced for cocaine trafficking, other offences
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A Charlottetown man who left his bank card caught in a window body on the scene of a break-in and theft has been sentenced for that offence in addition to cocaine trafficking.
“I simply need to apologize to the victims that I did incorrect to,” stated Dean Joseph Reginald Paquet, 38, who pleaded responsible and was sentenced for a number of offences on March 30 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown. Paquet was self-represented at sentencing.
With respect to the drug possession and trafficking cost, federal Crown legal professional Jacob Zelman stated that on Oct. 23, police adopted up on the break, enter and theft criticism from a residence on St. Peters Street. On condition that Paquet’s identify was on the bank card left on the scene, they went to his residence and arrested him.
Previous to putting Paquet behind a police automobile, he was searched and 15.64 grams of cocaine and $2,421 in money have been present in his entrance pocket.
Police then received a search warrant for Paquet’s residence. Inside, officers discovered extra objects associated to drug trafficking, akin to three digital scales and spoons with white powder residue. Police additionally discovered a mobile phone and retrieved textual content messages that indicated Paquet was utilizing and dealing cocaine.
“I simply need to apologize to the victims that I did incorrect to.”
• Dean Joseph Reginald Paquet
Inside Paquet’s residence, police additionally discovered and seized a Beretta semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun and a Benelli Nova 12-gauge shotgun. Paquet pleaded responsible to not having a licence to own both firearm.
Crown legal professional John Diamond added that Paquet stole two different firearms and several other energy instruments from the residence he broke into on St. Peters Street on Oct. 23.
Paquet additionally pleaded responsible and was sentenced for mischief on Aug. 12 for going right into a storage at a residence on Brittany Drive in Charlottetown and taking the important thing to a bike. Paquet was noticed on the house’s video surveillance going into the storage at round 5 a.m. Police acknowledged Paquet on the video footage. He admitted to committing the offence and advised officers he went again to the house and returned the important thing together with a observe apologizing for what he had completed.
Paquet was sentenced to 13 months in jail for cocaine possession and trafficking, eight months for the break-in and theft from St. Peters Street and two months for mischief relating to the bike key theft. He additionally acquired a four-month sentence concurrent for possessing the shotguns with no licence and two years of probation. The probation order contains situations to avoid the Brittany Drive and St. Peters Street residences and to have no-contact with both house owner.
Paquet additionally acquired a 10-year weapons ban and was ordered to supply a DNA pattern to the nationwide databank.
Chief Decide Jeff Lantz gave Paquet eight months credit score for time already served in custody, leaving 15 months on the jail sentence.
Terrence McEacherm is a courtroom reporter for SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island
