A St. Mary’s First Nations man was found guilty of seven charges yesterday in the Fredericton Provincial Court.
Jared Sacobie, 22, was sentenced to 110 days in jail by Judge Mary Jane Richards as a result of a series of criminal offenses starting in 2012 including theft, assault, and failing to appear in court.
Richards noted during court proceedings that Sacobie had an extensive criminal record for a man of his age.
“You’ve been appearing before me since you were a young boy,” she said.
In May of 2012, Sacobie stole $50 from an employee at a gas station on St. Mary’s First Nations Reserve.
One month later, in June of 2012, Sacobie was involved in a fight outside of the Twenty/20 Night Club on Regent Street in Fredericton.
No weapons were believed to have been involved and Sacobie only threw one punch to the back of an opponent’s head. Police who responded to the scene found him with a ripped T-shirt and covered in blood.
Sacobie also failed to appear in court numerous times and was not adhering to his guidelines of probation.
The Crown Prosecutor pointed out that the majority of the young man’s criminal offenses were linked to alcohol consumption.
“Most, if not all of the offenses were because of alcohol or drugs, and that’s the main issue,” he said.
Sacobie had previously been ordered by Judge Richards to avoid alcohol, and last summer he completed the first segment of an alcohol rehabilitation program.
“You have had multiple breaches, but you have finally started to deal with the [alcohol] addiction issues,” she said.
Despite the attempt at kicking his addiction, he did not complete the second segment of the rehabilitation program. He had recently been ignoring the Judge’s orders, so the Crown suggested enrolling Sacobie in additional rehabilitation courses.
Judge Richards ordered the 22 year old to attend an addiction treatment center immediately after he serves his jail time. He is also prohibited from being around alcohol or drugs, and he will be supervised with probation for 12 months after his incarceration.