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By Nigel Maxwell

Property crime

Man with 29 property-related offences, receives four-month jail sentence

Oct 1, 2019 | 3:00 PM

As Prince Albert City Council mulls over a possible bylaw affecting back alley traffic, a man who was caught this month wheeling a stolen barbecue down a back alley in the city’s midtown area, was in court Tuesday morning asking a judge to consider a lighter sentence.

Trevor Sheldon Michel, 42, received a four-month jail sentence for the incident that happened around 6 a.m. on Sept. 24. The defence had asked for a conditional sentence, to be served in the community.

According to the statement of facts read in court by Prosecutor Elizabeth Addabor, Michel lived less than a block away from where the barbecue was taken on Fifth St. E., and the item was later returned to the rightful owner.

Addabor was seeking a six-month jail sentence due to Michel’s criminal record which included 29 property related offences. Addabor also referred to Michel’s court history as “appalling” and outlined how the 42-year-old had 35 failures to comply with previous court orders.

When given the opportunity to speak, Michel apologized to the victim as well as his own family, adding he felt “stupid” for what he did.

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Prior to imposing sentence, Judge E. Kalenith said he considered Michel’s history as well as his remorse for his actions, but added he also had to consider the public’s safety before agreeing to a conditional sentence.

“I don’t think the sentence could be safely served in the community,” he said in his decision.

Michel was granted 12 days credit for time already spent in custody, and has roughly 108 days left on his sentence going forward.

The proposed back alley bylaw was discussed by Prince Albert City Council Monday night. The actual bylaw has not yet been drafted at this stage of talks.

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