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Vol. 8 • Issue 34
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Haunted houses creep to life
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Trick or treaters beware … Karen and Bruce Walgren and their daughter Lauren have transformed their 1716 Stanley St. home (seen at left) into a haunted house with skeletons dancing the tango in a graveyard, under a tree full of dangling jack-o’-lanterns, while witches brew spells nearby in the cavernous garage. The Walgrens welcome those who dare to bring a food item or coins to place into a large cauldron guarded by a cackling coven of witches (below). All donations go to the Nelson Food Cupboard. Ginny and Kevin McClelland in the 500 block of Observatory St. have teamed up with their Stanley St. neighbours and have gone all out with an elaborate graveyard theme, complete with a gigantic spider climbing its web. For more photos see nelsonstar.com.
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Officer convicted of assault gets house arrest
BILL METCALFE Nelson Star A Nelson police constable convicted of assault has been sentenced to 30 days house arrest and one year of probation. Cst. Drew Turner was convicted in September of assaulting Tawny Campbell in May 2014. The incident led to a trial in which it was revealed Turner, while off-duty and backing up a fellow officer, punched Campbell in the face, knocking her unconscious. Three fellow officers testified against him. During the 30-day conditional sentence (house arrest) period, Turner must: • report regularly to a supervisor,
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• remain at his current address, • not change his address or phone number without permission, • not contact Campbell directly or indirectly or her mother and not go to their residence, school or workplace, • remain in his home at all times unless with permission of the supervisor, except for a medical emergency or to meet basic needs between 2 and 4 p.m. each day. Similar conditions apply during the probation period. Turner must also attend counselling as directed by his probation officer. It was reported in court that Turner has been attending counselling since
December 2014. Prosecutor Debra Drissell asked that Turner provide a DNA sample and be prohibited from owning firearms, but Judge Richard Hewson declined those requests saying Turner is not a danger to society.
Range of possible sentences Possible sentences for a summary conviction assault, according to the Criminal Code, range from absolute discharge to a $5,000 fine and/or six months in jail. Based on the legal submissions of Drissell and defence lawyer John Green,
Hewson’s sentence is within the range of sentences typically given in Canada to similar offenders committing similar offences in similar circumstances. In her submission, Drissell asked for 14 to 30 days in jail, followed by 12 months probation. Green asked for a discharge.
Character references and apology
Hewson said he was presented with a number of character references for Turner from people in the community. Continued on page 5
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