A 19-year-old Charlottetown man was sentenced Monday in provincial court to serve 90 days in the provincial correctional centre after pleading guilty to a series of charges that included three counts of common assault.
The sentence was imposed in the case of SÉbastien Ayangma.
Ayangma will serve the sentence on an intermittent basis on consecutive weekends starting Jan. 1.
All of the charges against Ayangma stem from a single evening and began when he resisted the efforts of City Police to place him under arrest outside the Velvet Underground where he had been involved in two separate verbal altercations with other patrons.
Ayangma bolted on police and eventually wound up in the parking lot of McDonald's Restaurant where he assaulted two teenage boys sitting in a nearby vehicle.
The court was told one of the boys had asked about the stereo system in the vehicle in which Ayangma was a passenger.
He kicked one of the two teens in the head and reached into the window on the other side of the car to grab the second teen.
Before leaving the scene he also tried to kick in the windows of that car.
Ayangma then moved on to Brown's Court where he took it upon himself to remove a woman from the residence of a friend where a party was taking place by dragging her off her seat, across the floor and outside.
Ayangma acknowledged through his lawyer that there was no excuse for his conduct and accepted responsibility for his actions.
In addition to the time spent in custody Ayangma will also be placed on probation.
The court has ordered the accused to provide a sample of his DNA for the national DNA databank.
Ayangma, who had spent 21 days in custody awaiting the disposition of his case, was given credit for 30 days.
He had a prior criminal record.
City resident jailed 90 days for charges stemming from single evening
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- Kari
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:24:24
how does 21 days in jail get you credit for 30?? This is a joke!!! If they are going to be given such little time, then make them serve every single second of that 90 day sentence.
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- @Jarrod from NB
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:21:07
Perhaps if you count back 21 days, you would have the date it happened. He was taken to jail when he was arrested. It said he served 21 days. simple math really.
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- different approach
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:09:02
Another ninety days would not change this young man's personality.
We need a different approach to this type of anger and bullying. Something like a work farm with well-trained guards. -
- Jarrod
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:07:46
When? When did this happen? Should be answered in the story - same goes for the story about the death on the train tracks.
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- Carmen
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:01:55
I am in agreement with all comments... But... are you going to wait until someone is seriously injured or killed?
prior criminal record as well? come on people... Oh yes, I'm sorry, he has rights..... well, give him the same rights as he gave his victims... he didn't think about that... and if he's not from PEI originally, then send him back to where he came from... maybe that's why he's hiding PEI, be 'home' he would be punished accordingly! -
- Wow, tough sentence
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:58:39
The judicial system of PEI continues to be the laughing stock of North America when it comes to dealing with criminals.
90 days to be served on weekends for assaulting 3 people. Prior record, and he is given less than 3 months due to time served. When will the judges on this Island get a backbone? -
- Gerry
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:43:38
He dragged a young lady off her seat, across the floor and outside?
Were the party goers in the same residence oblivious to what was going on? Why didn't someone intervene?
There is no excuse for standing by and watching someone being abused. Shameful. -
- me
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:34:33
I disagree, I think this is an adequate sentence. These offences are on the low end of the spectrum. We've seen drunk drivers kill people and get house arrest or conditional sentences.
