A 27-year-old man who angrily struck a Prince George RCMP vehicle with his skateboard more than a year ago pleaded guilty to assault, mischief and forcible entry in Provincial Court on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Jonathan Thomas Hill, born in 1997, maintained his not guilty plea to a break and enter charge related to the Oct. 18, 2023 incident, but pleaded guilty to the lesser and included offence of forcible entry, said his lawyer Connor Carleton.
Hill also pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon — the skateboard — and mischief under $5,000. The Crown changed the wording of the latter count. Instead of damaging a door, Hill damaged a police vehicle, the property of the RCMP.
“It reflects the facts that we’re referencing, namely that Mr. Hill, when he was dealing with RCMP, did lose his temper at the windshield of the police vehicle with his skateboard,” Carleton said to Judge David Simpkin.
Carleton said a Gladue report — a pre-sentencing report about the Hill’s Indigenous background and how that may have influenced his behaviour — has been ordered in another case involving Hill and will be part of the sentencing for the Oct. 18, 2023 charges.
Carleton told Simpkin that he would discuss with the Crown whether to file a joint submission for sentencing.
Simpkin set Jan. 22, 2025 as the date for Hill’s next hearing and the deadline for the Gladue report.
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