Questionable actions throughout an on-again, off-again relationship have one man spending the next nine months behind bars.
Casey Philip Ingram appeared Monday in St. Albert Provincial Court via closed-circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre where he pleaded guilty to assault, break and enter and uttering threats.
"I apologize for my actions," Ingram said. "I have to pay for the consequences for my actions."
Crown prosecutor John Donahoe told the court the charges stem from two separate events. The first took place on Boxing Day of 2010 when a woman cancelled plans to have a holiday meal with Ingram.
He became angry and told the woman he wanted her killed, later admitting he was intoxicated at the time.
Nearly eight months later, RCMP were called to a Grandin Village apartment complex after a third party witness said a woman had been assaulted.
Ingram threw the woman around on her bed and punched her with a closed fist after she told him she didn't want to continue having sex, as she had a headache.
He later returned to the residence to steal her laptop. He smashed a window and climbed through and when police apprehended him, he had cuts on his body and blood on his jeans and shirt.
Ingram's lawyer said the pair's relationship was often fuelled by drugs and alcohol.
"Things got out of hand," he said. "He should not have hit her … but again, they were both drinking."
Ingram, in his mid-30s, said he has been mostly clean from drugs and alcohol since the summer and has been working for several months to save up funds to support his children while he is in prison.
"I have three children that rely on me," Ingram said. "I have a good job that I have to sacrifice."
Ingram was handed a nine-month jail sentence for each of the three charges, to be served concurrently.
He also entered a guilty plea to failing to comply with release conditions and operating a motor vehicle while disqualified, which got him 10 days behind bars. He was given credit for 10 days served in pre-sentence custody.
Ingram attempted to switch seats with the passenger of the vehicle he was driving as the vehicle approached a checkstop in late November. He lost his licence in 1999 for impaired driving and has not had once since.
Ingram will also face two years probation and will be required to abstain from drugs and alcohol and have no contact with the complainant. He is also prohibited from owning weapons for the next five years and was ordered to provide a sample of his DNA.
No break for no brakes
A tractor driver is facing fines after he drove through a red light on St. Albert Trail and struck another vehicle.
Kevin Andrus pleaded guilty in St. Albert Provincial Court Monday to having unsecure cargo and driving through a red light, netting an $862 fine.
Donahoe said Andrus drove a tractor through the intersection of St. Albert Trail and Hebert Road after the light turned red because he feared stopping would send his cargo into the car of the tractor.
Andrus was charged with careless driving but plead guilty to the lesser charge of a red light violation.
Donahoe did not request demerits.
