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Live From The Windsor Courthouse: Sentencing hearing for vicious hammer attack
Defence lawyer Frank Retar said it would be helpful to get a psychiatric assessment on Jihad. It appears the judge make the order tomorrow. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) May 25, 2015 He refused to...
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Court expected to order psychiatric report in hammer attack
Rafid Jihad is convinced people are sneaking into his jail cell at night, raping him while he sleeps. He thinks the guards speak in code when they are near him and that his cell is bugged. He has...
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Leamington man gets one year in jail for Internet luring
Porn addict Frank Froese fantasized about having sex with a boy. So, in September 2012, he advertised for one on Craigslist. “Married man — craving… young boy — the younger the better.” What Froese...
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Former teacher faces jail time for stalking ex-wife
A jilted husband found myriad ways to drive his ex-wife crazy. He would drive by her house incessantly, revving his engine to make sure she would know he was there. He crashed a Mommy and Daughter Tea...
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Home invader sentenced to five years
A young man who participated in a violent home invasion that has left his victims in emotional turmoil was sentenced Friday to five years in a federal penitentiary. Jalen Lloyd Elliott-Strain, 22, was...
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St. Mary’s bell to toll for Canada’s murdered and missing Aboriginal women
They are Canada’s stolen sisters, and St. Mary’s Anglican Church remembers them. For 22 days beginning Sunday, the bell at the historic Walkerville church will toll 51 times. By June 21, it will have...
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Live From The Courthouse: Trial Of Former Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson
Weber is now suggesting collusion with other witnesses. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 2, 2015 "Given the source of the lawsuit I'm not going to allow this line of questioning," says Justice...
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Sexual assault trial of former Spitfires player Ben Johnson starts again
Former Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson grabbed a woman’s hand in the washroom of a bar and forced her to touch his penis, his trial in Ontario court heard again Tuesday. The woman said she was with...
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Charity Chix hands out proceeds from first fundraiser
They call themselves freelance fundraisers and Monday, children in Windsor and Essex County and Africa were their first beneficiaries. The Charity Chix handed out cheques totalling $64,000 to the John...
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Live From The Windsor Courthouse: Ben Johnson Trial
A woman in Johnson's entourage just asked me if I'm blogging from the courtroom. "Do you ever write both sides?" she said with a smile. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 3, 2015 Cross-examination...
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‘She was tripping;’ Woman trapped in washroom stall with former Spits player...
A young woman trapped in a washroom stall with Ben Johnson two years ago was acting out of sorts when the door finally opened, the former Windsor Spitfires’ sexual assault trial heard Wednesday. “She...
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Live From The Courthouse: Ben Johnson Trial Day 3
Weber objects. Judge rules against him. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 4, 2015 Now being questioned by assistant Crown attorney to clarify things "that got muddied." — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli)...
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Windsor Spitfires unruly patrons, bartender testifies in Ben Johnson’s sex...
At the Krooked Kilt the night of Jan. 13, 2013, Mike Flores was a jack-of-all-trades. Flores was tending bar at the Wyandotte Street West watering hole. Hired originally as a cook, he was also running...
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Live From The Courthouse: Ben Johnson Trial Day 4
Judge interrupts saying witness has been asked that by Weber three times. She is adjourning for the day. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 5, 2015 Witness recalls there being a lock on the bathroom...
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Johnson asked for oral sex in washroom, second woman testifies
Former Windsor Spitfire Ben Johnson accosted a second woman in the same washroom of the same bar the night of Jan. 13, 2013, his sexual assault trial heard Friday. A woman testified that she ducked...
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Man pleads guilty after trying to run down pregnant girlfriend with pickup truck
In his last drunken rage, Sonny St. Martin beat up his pregnant girlfriend and tried to run her over with a pickup truck. She still wants to marry him and bear more of his children. St. Martin, 30,...
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Kingsville enacts tethering bylaw for dogs
Being a dog in Kingsville just got a whole lot easier thanks to a new animal welfare bylaw passed this week. It’s now illegal to tether a dog outside for more than 12 hours a day and the chain or rope...
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Brother of alleged sexual assault victim punched Ben Johnson in eye, court hears
Former Windsor Spitfires player Ben Johnson was sporting a shiner on Jan. 14, 2015, and he wanted to know why. So he reached out over Facebook to the man who had punched him the night before at the...
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Live From The Courthouse: Ben Johnson Trial
Judge calls court for the day. Two minutes early, but who's keeping track? — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 10, 2015 Johnson fell to ground. Brothers friend came and dragged brother out if washroom....
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Live From The Windsor Courthouse: Ben Johnson Trial
Bilcke has not responded to subpoena. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 11, 2015 They are already under subpoena by the Crown. — S Sacheli (@WinStarSacheli) June 11, 2015 The defence is considering...
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