A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Archangel is found guilty but takes flight from court THE MAN who declared himself mute in court last month after being thrown out of a Greig Avenue apartment for not paying rent was released Oct. 21. Michael Anthony Wal- lace, also knowa as Michael the Archangel, was found guilty of obstructing and as- saulting a police officer dur- ing the eviction. But he did not serve any jail time as he had already spent 52 days in custody from the time of his arrest and when he declared him- self mute to his sentencing appearance. And Wallace refused to sign a probation order stat- ing that he stay away from the Greig Ave, apartment’ building and one of its man- agers, Wendy Petit, for a. year. ‘7 do not agree to the charges,”’ said Wallace after the trial, ‘‘I did not do any- thing wrong,”’ He said that if he signed the order or Icft the Terrace courthouse he’d be admit- ting guilt. But after talking lo staff in the court registry office he decided to leave. Wallace’s release without signing the probation order was unusual, but court registrar Irene Blackstone said they couldn’t legally keep him because of a stipulation” in the’ criminal code, So as long as Wallace un- derstands and obeys the condilions on the probation order, he was free to leave. Wallace said he didn’t say anything in court because the lawyers he requested - Suzette Narbonne = and Steven Merritt of Prince Rupert — were not present, Wallace said his wife had tried to contact the lawyers by fax, but he had not talked to them himself. earlier they would not be representing Wallace. His common-law wife, Rebecca Wallace, and two other women — Georgia Brown and her Wilma Alexander — said they were planning to rejoice in the Lord when Michael was released, Brown said the group was being persecuted for its reli- gious beliefs. Rebecca Wallace said they - - bear a harsh burden but the Situation must be part of God’s plan, “It’s a hard trial to go ’ through, but we face it with smiles on their faces be- cause it was‘in the Lord’s plan.”’ The women would not say “if the group plans to stay in ‘Terrace for ‘Brown has three children in “the care of the children and * the winter. families ministry here. . Michael Wallace faces a: Both the lawyers indicated January hearing ia Prince Rupert on an unrelated mis- chief charge. Province files complaint against paper owner mother, § THE PROVINCIAL government has asked the B.C. Press Council to condemn newspa- per owner David Black’s edict prohibiting his publications from printing pro-Nisga’a treaty editorials. In a press release dated Oct. 21, the government said it has also asked that the council conderan Black for ‘‘attempting to usurp the authority of his editors and ‘prohibit them from exercising their profes- sional judgment and following their profes- sional ethics in determining what to print.’ The government also wants the press council to have Black, who owns The Ter- race Standard, retract the directive and agree to never issue a similar one again. Further, the government wants the coun- cil to have Black write his employees saying there will no repercussions if they choose to write or publish pro-treaty material. The government’s complaint follows slatements made by Black in September that he doesn’t want bis newspapers to pub- lish editorials in favour of the Nisga’a land claims treaty. 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