Pelican Narrows man still barred from community: Judge
A Pelican Narrows man who wanted his probation conditions amended to allow him to return to his home community had his request denied yesterday by a Prince Albert Judge.
Dawson Raymond Michel, 24, is set to be released from custody and begin roughly five months’ probation Oct. 8. Defence lawyer Rebecca Crookshanks asked the court to amend his probation conditions before they begin in order to allow Michel to return to his home community. Crookshanks argued probation is meant to be rehabilitative, and said Michel has nowhere to stay and no family support except in Pelican Narrows.
“He’s left with Pelican Narrows as his only option,” Crookshanks said. “It’s not a reasonable condition.”
Crown Prosecutor Cameron Scott argued against striking the condition. Scott said the probation resulted from an incident involving a spousal assault, and said the condition applied to the entire community in order to protect the victim from further violence. The fact Michel had “burned all bridges” in other communities should not impact the measures taken for the victim’s safety, Scott said.