P.E.I. woman gets time served for causing a disturbance at outreach centre

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Inflicting a disturbance on the Neighborhood Outreach Centre and different offences have led to time served for a Charlottetown girl.

“An all too frequent prevalence,” mentioned Chief Choose Jeff Lantz referring to the outreach centre incident in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown on Aug. 29 at sentencing for Teala Daybreak Poirier.

Poirier, 32, appeared in courtroom by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre and agreed to plead responsible to 2 counts of inflicting a public disturbance and theft.

The information

Crown legal professional John Diamond advised the courtroom that on June 29 at round 4 a.m., Poirier was on the Wants comfort retailer on Euston Avenue in Charlottetown, which is throughout the road from the outreach centre, and shoplifted a number of objects.

Then on Aug. 14 at 7:48 a.m., Charlottetown police acquired a criticism from the outreach centre. Police have been advised by workers that Poirier was earlier yelling and shouting at one other particular person. Poirier was arrested and charged with inflicting a public disturbance.

The next day on Aug. 15, Charlottetown police have been known as once more for a criticism in opposition to Poirier. This time, Poirier was inflicting a disturbance by strolling in visitors within the parking zone of the Royalty Crossing procuring centre. She additionally precipitated a disturbance by yelling and swearing at folks contained in the mall.

Poirier left the shopping center space and was later arrested in a parking zone at UPEI.

Joint suggestion

Diamond collectively really useful with legal-aid lawyer Justin Milne three days in jail for the shoplifting offence, 5 days consecutive for inflicting a disturbance on the outreach centre, one other 10 days for inflicting a disturbance at Royalty Crossing and 18 months of probation.

Diamond stayed three fees of breach of probation and fees of mischief on the outreach centre and the Royalty Crossing procuring centre.

Poirier was represented in courtroom by authorized support lawyer Justin Milne.

Poirier’s prison document features a current conviction in July for assaulting an outreach centre worker.

In courtroom, the offender denied that Teala Daybreak Poirier was her title.

“That is not my title however you’ll be able to proceed,” she mentioned.

Milne defined that his consumer advised him there have been circumstances earlier in her life that led her to incorrectly assume that title. Even so, Milne confirmed that it was the identical particular person named within the fees.

“She is definitely often called this title locally,” added Milne.

Sentencing

Lantz accepted the joint suggestion and sentenced Poirier to a complete of 18 days in jail. Lantz famous that the Wants comfort retailer has turn into a “common goal” for shoplifting offences.

At Milne’s request, Poirier was given enhanced credit score (1.5 days for every day in custody) for time already served and had no additional time left on the sentence. Poirier was ordered to pay $8.70 in restitution to Wants for the objects stolen. Poirier can also be required to avoid the Wants comfort retailer and Royalty Crossing mall and parking zone through the probation interval.

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 X @terry_mcn.