P.E.I. man gets jail for stealing delivered package from doorstep

Stealing a shipped deal from a resident’s front doorstep has led to jail time for a Charlottetown gentleman.

Devon Morris MacLean, 32, pleaded responsible on Could 2 to the theft charge, lacking a few court docket appearances and breaching probation in provincial court docket in Charlottetown.

Crown attorney Bridget Morriscey explained to the court that on Feb. 25, a resident on Chestnut Street in Charlottetown received a notification that a deal experienced been sent. When he returned property at all around 4 p.m., the bundle was missing. He seen online video footage from his entrance doorway demonstrating a male thieving the deal from the doorstep that working day a pair of hours earlier at close to 2:54 p.m.

Charlottetown law enforcement also viewed the online video footage and recognized MacLean as the offender.

The sent bundle from the Lululemon apparel keep contained goods valued at $43.70.

MacLean has a prior, 36-web page felony file., which incorporates linked offences for theft, possession of stolen house, breaching probation and failing to go to courtroom.

Morriscey stated that MacLean tends to reduce keep track of of time as a consequence of his drug addictions and skipped the court docket appearances. She observed that one particular of people missed court docket appearance was scheduled for his demo and witnesses had been present in the courthouse.

MacLean explained he was just strolling down the avenue, observed the package and made the decision to steal it.

MacLean mentioned that former occasions when he has been sent to jail and then produced, he has struggled with acquiring a put to live and finding a work, particularly because he has a criminal report. He included that he is working with opioid and crystal meth addictions. MacLean stated he’s striving to get into cure systems.

A pair of decades ago, he explained he went to Ledgehill Cure Centre in Nova Scotia for aid with his addictions and did nicely for about 7 months.

MacLean was sentenced to a overall of 105 days in jail – 45 times for the theft and an extra 60 days for lacking the court docket physical appearance that was established for demo. For the two other failing to go to court fees, MacLean acquired 45 days for just about every offence and 30 times for breaching probation, but those people sentences will operate concurrent to the other offences and not end result in any extra time in custody.

MacLean represented himself in court.

Chief Judge Jeff Lantz also sentenced MacLean to 18 months of probation and purchased him to pay back restitution for the stolen bundle.

MacLean was given 24 days of credit for time currently served in custody, leaving 81 times on the sentence.

Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire Network in Charlottetown.  [email protected] @PEIGuardian