Meth trafficker bear sprays Good Samaritan, receives two-year sentence
While pursuing a drunk driver, who fled an accident scene on foot, a woman was ultimately bear sprayed in the face for her efforts.
Those were among the details heard at Prince Albert Provincial Court on Tuesday, for the sentencing hearing of Mason Bird.
For his role in the events that occurred on the afternoon of Aug. 24, the 35-year-old from Montreal Lake Cree Nation received a two-year sentence. Guilty pleas were entered for a wide range of offences including possession of meth for the purpose of trafficking, assault with a weapon, possession of proceeds of crime, possession of a stolen vehicle and failure to stop for police.
According to the facts read by Crown prosecutor Brent Slobodian, Bird initially hit a parked vehicle and fled on foot. While exiting the vehicle, a bottle of liquor fell out.