By Taylor MacPherson

Impaired driver, shoplifter sentenced in provincial court

Apr 29, 2017 | 12:00 PM

A shoplifter who slapped a Safeway employee and an impaired driver were both handed prison sentences Friday in Prince Albert Provincial Court.

Woman pleads guilty to shoplifting, striking employee

Chanelle Larissa McAdam, 25, was sentenced to 90 days behind bars yesterday morning for what Crown Prosecutor John Morrall called “a string of thefts and property-related offenses.”

Morrall said McAdam assaulted a Prince Albert Safeway employee after being asked to leave the store Jan. 1 by striking him across the face with her hand. Morrall said employees had asked McAdam to leave because she was wandering the aisles apparently aimlessly and was known to staff due to her history of shoplifting.

Just two days later, Morrall said, McAdam was caught on camera attempting to steal merchandise from Prince Albert’s Superstore and walked away when loss-prevention staff attempted to detain her.

Lighting it up

P.A.'s Zablocki leads Regina to victory on Day 4 at Esso Cup

5h ago

WORLD SOFTBALL

Group stages officially set for Men's Softball World Cup in P.A.

12h ago

Safety first

Safety concerns and tips surrounding discarded needles in P.A.

Apr 23, 2024

Morrall said McAdam was also charged along with several others for being in possession of a stolen vehicle in Saskatoon, and was later busted again while trying to leave a Saskatoon drug store with approximately $40 worth of merchandise.

Based on a joint submission by the Crown and defence, McAdam was sentenced to spend 90 days in provincial custody.

“After I serve my time I’m planning a new start,” McAdam said before her sentence was handed down.

Judge Felicia Daunt said she was glad to hear it, and told McAdam she hoped not to see her in court again.

Impaired driver pleads guilty

A man who admitted to driving while highly intoxicated was sentenced to spend more than a month in jail yesterday.

Peter George Linklater pleaded guilty Friday morning to a charge of driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding .08 in connection to an incident dating back to 2014. Court heard Linklater was pulled over by RCMP in Pelican Narrows after they noticed his licence plate was obscured by snow.

Morrall said Linklater provided two breath samples to police following his arrest which registered blood-alcohol levels of .24 and .22 which meant he was “extremely intoxicated.”

Linklater admitted to the charges and, as it was his not his first impaired driving offence, was sentenced to 33 days in custody which will be spent in the impaired driver treatment program. He was also handed a two-year driving prohibition and a $100 victim fine surcharge.

Taylor.macpherson@jpbg.ca

On Twitter: @TMacPhersonNews