A 54-year-old man received a suspended sentence and 12 months probation on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in Prince George Provincial Court, after pleading guilty to mischief interference with lawful use and enjoyment of property.
Jason Elmer Flack had been charged with break and enter with intent to commit an offence.
Judge David Simpkin agreed to the sentence jointly proposed by Crown and defence lawyers.
Court heard that a witness called Prince George RCMP at 7:08 p.m. on July 14, 2024 to Prince George Auto Wrecking where two men intruded into the gated compound.
An officer arrested Flack and another man for break and enter. They were released from custody on an undertaking.
Flack’s defence lawyer, Connor Carleton, told the court that Flack had a relapse into cocaine use last summer before he committed the offence. Flack and the other man were looking for items of value. Flack is employed as a support worker with a social housing society, but is involved in a daytime treatment program. Carleton said he never intended for the case to go to trial and wanted to take responsibility. .
“There's an aggravating feature, which is your criminal record Mr. Flack, but it's getting dated now,” Simpkin said. “Your last conviction is from Feb. 15, 2019. You received a suspended sentence and probation at that time. Your issue here is drug use, but you're doing your best to address that.”
That matter stemmed from 2018 charges of assault and breach of undertaking or recognizance In Abbotsford.
