ANTIGONISH: A local man is set to serve close to a year in jail following sentencing last week.
On November 9, Dion Roderick O’Hara was sentenced to 322 days in prison for his role in an incident in Afton last year. O’Hara appeared in Antigonish Provincial Court for sentencing on charges of aggravated assault, breaching a court order and failing to comply with a recognizance or undertaking. Along with the prison time, he received two years of probation, a DNA order, a fire arm prohibition, and victim surcharge fines totaling $400.
O’Hara was originally charged with aggravated assault and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, as well as a number of court order breaches. The matter was set for a Supreme Court trial but, during an appearance in Antigonish on September 21, O’Hara re-elected provincial court and pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a breach of a court order, with the weapon change dismissed. On November 9, he also pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a recognizance or undertaking.
The charges stem from an incident on May 2, 2015 at around 3:50 a.m., when Antigonish RCMP received a call of a disturbance in Afton. A release from the RCMP states a man was arrested the same day without incident at a residence in Tracadie.
“There was a victim there and we called EHS for treatment,” said Sgt. Brian Rehill at the time. “He had lacerations on his face.”