GEORGETOWN - A man, who admitted making a “stupid” mistake by breaking into the home of a female friend, was sentenced to 90 days in jail in provincial court recently
Wade Inman Jackson was charged with break and enter for an incident in October when he removed the screws from the back door of the woman’s home to get inside the empty house.
Court was advised he wore gloves, but nothing was damaged or stolen.
Judge Nancy Orr was told Jackson had no prior record and his relationships with work and family were highlighted as solid, even though he and his wife had parted after three decades of marriage.
Many family members attended the court hearing to show support.
“The rationale (of this incident) as he described it was stupidity,’’ suggested Crown prosecutor Gerald Quinn.
Jackson is a prized employee in a local firm and has three children.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Both the defense, and even the Crown, agreed the incident was so out of character for the accused and asked the judge to consider a sentence of no more than 90 days to ensure Jackson could serve weekends and keep his job.
“Things don’t often go the way you want,” said Judge Orr during sentencing. “If she doesn’t want to be in a relationship with you that’s it…..and taking screws off the door to see what’s going on is not appropriate.”
Judge Orr urged him to serve the time and get on with his life.
“You’ve had 57 good years so far and have lots of support,” she said. “Time to move forward.”
GEORGETOWN - A man, who admitted making a “stupid” mistake by breaking into the home of a female friend, was sentenced to 90 days in jail in provincial court recently
Wade Inman Jackson was charged with break and enter for an incident in October when he removed the screws from the back door of the woman’s home to get inside the empty house.
Court was advised he wore gloves, but nothing was damaged or stolen.
Judge Nancy Orr was told Jackson had no prior record and his relationships with work and family were highlighted as solid, even though he and his wife had parted after three decades of marriage.
Many family members attended the court hearing to show support.
“The rationale (of this incident) as he described it was stupidity,’’ suggested Crown prosecutor Gerald Quinn.
Jackson is a prized employee in a local firm and has three children.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Both the defense, and even the Crown, agreed the incident was so out of character for the accused and asked the judge to consider a sentence of no more than 90 days to ensure Jackson could serve weekends and keep his job.
“Things don’t often go the way you want,” said Judge Orr during sentencing. “If she doesn’t want to be in a relationship with you that’s it…..and taking screws off the door to see what’s going on is not appropriate.”
Judge Orr urged him to serve the time and get on with his life.
“You’ve had 57 good years so far and have lots of support,” she said. “Time to move forward.”
