Ashley R. Hagon pleaded guilty in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday to a charge of break and enter as part of a joint submission.
She was the second of two people charged in an incident in Frobisher on May 11, 2018. Her co-accused, Lindsay Mueller of Estevan, pleaded guilty last July to break and enter of a dwelling and possession of a small amount of a narcotic. At the time, Judge Lane Wiegers sentenced Mueller to a 12-month suspended sentence during which time she will be on probation, with standard conditions.
Mueller also had to pay a $300 victim impact surcharge.
The incident in question occurred at the former Frobisher school, which is now being used as a home. A witness saw a break and enter in progress, with two females loading material from the old school into a pickup truck. The witness called it into police and blocked the pickup’s ability to leave when Hagon and Mueller tried to do so.
Crown prosecutor Ali Shah noted that all stolen items were recovered, and that Hagon had no prior criminal record. He proposed a 12-month conditional discharge with standard conditions, a lighter sentence than Mueller had received, and to take counselling as ordered. He also asked for a no-contact clause with Mueller.
Shaw suggested Hagon be ordered to make a $200 donation to a charity of her choice. There was no discussion of a victim impact surcharge, as Mueller had been ordered to pay, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the fall had disposed of such surcharges.
Defence attorney Kim Stinson said that Hagon is a 34-year-old stay-at-home mom with five kids, and three are under the age of five. He called the incident “a misadventure of sorts.”
Stinson said Hagon thought they were her friend’s items being taken.
“She should have been a little less trusting.”
Judge Michelle Brass asked if there was anything Hagon wanted to say. She didn’t have anything. Brass then asked the ages of the children.
With that, Brass accepted the joint submission between the Crown and defence, except that she would not require any form of donation. Hagon was given a 12-month conditional discharge.
