A male youth was fined a few hundred dollars after breaking a window.
The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was fined $300 after pleading guilty to mischief with damage under $5,000 Oct. 7 in youth court in the High Prairie Court of Justice.
Youth court heard the boy was a passenger in the back seat of a vehicle driven by his child and youth worker. During a trip in the Slave Lake area on June 25, 2023, he kicked and broke the side window, Crown prosecutor student-at-law Alex Granley told youth court.
The accused is currently 19, but was a youth at the time of the incident.
He was ordered to pay the fine by Jan. 31, 2025.
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to probation for six months after pleading guilty to possession of a weapon dangerous to the public.
Youth court heard the boy was in a group with several other teens when he threw a bag onto the ground, Crown prosecutor student-at-law Alex Granley told youth court.
Police discovered the bag contained a large knife.
The youth, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is taking responsibility for his actions, lawyer Derek Renzini noted.
“This is a completely one-off scenario,” Renzini said.
“He was in the wrong group of people at the wrong time.”
After speaking with many people about him, the youth is a very responsible and helpful young man, Renzini added.
Justice D.R. Shynkar advised the teen to avoid such situations by peers.
“All young men need to learn – you have to say to your buddies is count me out,” Justice Shynkar told the boy.
During the probation period, the boy was ordered to have no contact with number of the youth in the group.