Pleas were entered in a fraud matter during Monday's provincial court proceedings in Estevan, but sentencing won't be finalized until the end of April.
While not present in court, Rodney Beatty pleaded guilty through his lawyer to theft over $5,000, while the Crown prosecutor overseeing the case, Dana Brule, entered a stay of proceedings on the other two charges of fraud in excess of $5,000 and using forged documents.
The charges were laid following allegations made during Beatty's three years of employment at Regens Disposal as the operations manager.
The theft charge is an indictable offence under the Canadian Criminal Code and carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, though the Crown may not be requesting a jail term, as the amount of goods stolen is under $100,000.
The Crown requested a pre-sentence report be completed to assist the court in issuing an appropriate sentence. Counsel suggested the report canvass the potential of a conditional sentence order and will look at the potential for Beatty living under electronic monitoring.
The matter was adjourned for sentencing until April 28.
In other court proceedings, Isaac Maxie pleaded guilty to a number of charges while he appeared in custody. He pleaded guilty to a pair of assault charges, stemming from incidents on the White Bear First Nation, while five counts of break and enter were stayed. He also pleaded guilty to various breaches of conditions.
The Crown prosecutor noted the circumstances surrounding the charges weren't egregious but the number of offences, almost 30 charges in total, led to the Crown and defence agreeing that a 45-day jail sentence was necessary for the 22-year-old.
His Legal Aid lawyer told presiding judge James Benison the jail sentence was meant to provide rehabilitation, noting the lawyers didn't feel any community sentence could provide the proper structure without also setting Maxie up to breach conditions once again.
His lawyer said the jail sentence would provide an opportunity for Maxie to spend time away from alcohol, which had been a big factor in the charges at hand.
Benison accepted the terms of the joint submissions, sentencing Maxie to 45 days in jail. He had also spent five days in jail prior to the sentencing, and his defence requested he receive remand time for those days in jail. Benison, however, didn't feel the sentence should be shortened at all, so Maxie is to serve the full sentence.
Also appearing in custody during Monday court proceedings was Wade Wilson, who is charged with robbery, concealing his face with a mask and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Wilson has now also been charged with a breach of his conditions, having been arrested for allegedly breaching a condition of his earlier release. The Crown didn't approve of his release, but after a show-cause hearing, Benison released Wilson with no further conditions.
The matter will return to court on May 26.
