There were five prisoners in custody during Estevan provincial court on Monday.
One was Cody Allen, a Carnduff man facing two assault charges. He was in custody for breaching a conditional sentence order, but new charges came up as well.
Allen was sentenced to a three-month conditional sentence order in March and had five days left on it before it was completed and his term moved to a probation order. The Crown prosecutor was not willing to release him.
After a brief hearing to see if presiding Judge Kenn Bellerose would release Allen, the judge found the time Allen had been in jail since his arrest on the weekend was enough to satisfy the breach of the CSO.
The Crown, however, was still unwilling to release Allen on the new assault charges, so a show-cause hearing was held.
The details of the hearing are protected under a publication ban, but Bellerose denied bail. The matter was adjourned to Thursday, and Allen's Legal Aid lawyer will be looking for an expedited trial, considering his client will remain in custody.
In other court proceedings, Kevin Jahn was also in custody after breaching conditions of a previous release. Jahn is awaiting a Court of Queen's Bench trial in October for charges of forcible confinement, assault causing bodily harm and some others.
He was remanded in custody until Oct. 21, after his trial, but his lawyer noted the matter may be brought forward for a bail review hearing.
A third man in custody, Daniel Lowenberg, was arrested for breaching conditions of a release. Lowenberg faces a number of drug trafficking charges and is in the middle of a series of trials, with the next one scheduled for the fall.
Lowenberg was remanded in custody and his lawyer requested a bail verification report be prepared with special consideration for electronic monitoring. Bellerose refused to order the report, saying there were too many reports being asked for in courtrooms, and he didn't think it provided the judge presiding over the bail hearing with any assistance.
Lowenberg will next appear on Thursday.
