Courts ST. News ™*Review Wednesday, January 17,1990 — Al4 & Court no treat for this trickster The trick was no treat for a Victoria man, fined $200 in Sidney provincial court Thursday for his Halloween prank. Jay Timmins, 20, pleaded guilty before Judge Alan Filmer to a charge of using an explosive to damage property. Crown counsel Edward Ormheim said a homemade pipe bomb was detonated in a rural mailbox outside a Central Saanich home on Wallace Drive at 11:30 p.m. Oct. 31. The blast destroyed the mailbox, blowing pieces up to 20 feet away. The owner followed a vehicle leaving the scene and spoke to the occupants, who admitted knowing who had planted the bomb. Police were called and also spoke to the youths, who identified Timmins as the person responsible. Timmins told the court he did not manufacture the bomb and did not plan to blow up the mailbox. He joined in the prank with friends after a Halloween party. Timmins said he only agreed to place the bomb in the mailbox because the person who planned the prank had an injured knee and could not run away quickly enough. He offered to pay for the mailbox and said the youths had ensured there were no vehicles or people nearby before detonating the pipe bomb. Filmer warmed Timmins that such pranks can lead to serious injury. In addition to the fine, he placed Timmins on probation for six months and ordered him #9 pay $31.47 restitution. Moving van driver impaired, judge rules One of Clooten’s movers testi- A man was impaired when he fied the crew missed the last ferry drove a moving van along the Pat Bay Highway more than two years ago, Judge Alan Filmer ruled in Sidney provincial court Thursday. Filmer fined 28-year-old Calvin Clooten $450 and suspended his licence for six months. But he found Clooten not guilty of failing to provide a breath sample, accepting defence lawyer David McLeod’s argument that Clooten may have been confused by the wording of the 24-hour suspension in conjunction with the breathalyzer demand. In 1986, the 24-hour suspension notice allowed the driver to take an optional breathalyzer test in order to have the suspension lifted. Fil- mer said an intoxicated person hearing the demand following a 24-hour suspension notice, as Clooten did, could misunderstand It. The judge accepted the evidence fo the Mainland May 6, after completing a move from Surrey to Victoria. The three stayed over- night in the truck, drinking beer until they fell asleep, the man said. Early in the morning May 7, Clooten drove the van to the ferry. In addition to the call from Rut- ledge, ferry terminal staff also reported the van to police. Police found a half-full can of beer in the van. The truck driver, also waiting to board the ferry, identified Clooten. Both police officers testified that Clooten appeared intoxicated. Clooten refused two demands for a breathalyzer sample. McLeod said the licence sus- pension for impaired driving would force Clooten to hire a driver for his moving business, now located in Calgary, Alberta. given by a semi-tractor truck driver during the Jan. 4 trial, who No jail for third impaired conviction; Treating addiction to drugs, alcohol Self-rehabilitation efforts impressed provincial court Judge Alan Filmer enough to keep a woman out of jail — despite a third impaired driving conviction. Sharman Hansen, 36, of Sidney, out of her husband’s first marri- ence. Bee. “Obviously you’ve done some- He assured the court that Han- thing to turn your life around,” sen has overcome her addiction Filmer said. He suspended Han- and has learned new ways to sen’s licence for a year but warned handle her problems. the woman that the motor vehicle Despite Hansen’s two previous branch may impose a longer sus- convictions for impaired driving, pension because of the previous the Crown didn’t seek a iail sent. convictions s SA L e | SILKFLOWERS & PLANTS pleaded guilty to the impaired charge in Sidney provincial court Thursday. A charge of leaving the scene of an accident was Stayed by Crown counsel Edward Ormheim. Ormheim said Hansen drove into a parked car on Sidney Ave- nue, Jan. 11, last year, pushing it ahead one-and-a-half car lengths and doing about $2,000 damage. Witnesses saw Hansen pull her Car around the one she hit, and head off to the Pat Bay Highway, Almost 15 minutes later Swartz | Bay ferry staff reported a red Pontiac in the ditch near the ferry terminal. ‘Obviously you’ve done something to furn your life around’ -Judge Alan Filmer Police matched damage on the Pontiac to the damage on the Chevrolet she hit. Hansen gave breath samples of .13 per cent. In a statement to police she said had been alone in the Pontiac but didn’t recall hitting the other car or driving into the ditch. Defence lawyer Peter Jensen said Hansen voluntarily attended a five-week addiction treatment pro- gram in Maple Ridge for an alco- hol and prescription drug addic- tion. He noted his client is in the - midst of a difficult marriage separ- ation, has dealt with repeated problems with her eldest daughter and with custody battles arising testified that a moving van driven by Clooten May 7, 1986, almost hit his truck twice as it weaved down the road. 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