All charges related to a stabbing in south Sarnia The last fall was dropped after the accused recently agreed to a peace bond.
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A man was stabbed in the leg in an altercation between two men who knew each other near Euphemia and Davis streets on Oct. 3, police said at the time. The man who was stabbed was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition after receiving emergency medical treatment from officers and Lambton paramedics at the scene, police said.
A suspect was quickly arrested. Police said there were no public safety concerns, but cautioned officers would be in the area investigating for a while. They included a photo of several cruisers parked outside the Avondale Apartments at 125 Euphemia St.
Joshawa McManus, 34, of Sarnia, was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and breaching probation by having a weapon, police said. He spent two-and-a-half weeks in custody at the Sarnia Jail before being released for $250 bail on Oct. 20.
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But he was banned from contacting four people, including the complainant, Christian Lockhart. He was also barred from having weapons, specifically knives unless he was preparing food or eating or using one at work.
Similar terms were imposed after McManus recently agreed to sign a two-year common-law peace bond in exchange for all the charges being dropped. It was a deal worked out between defence lawyer Robert McFadden and the Crown’s office.
“This resolution comes as a result of much discussion between us as well as some serious difficulties in the Crown’s case affecting it’s (reasonable prospect of conviction),” assistant Crown attorney Meaghan Jones explained to Justice Mark Hornblower.
Hornblower agreed to impose the bond.
A common-law peace bond can be imposed when the court is satisfied the complainant has a reasonable apprehension the accused may breach the peace, according to Donich Law’s website. It does not mean the accused has committed a criminal offence and it is not a criminal conviction, it adds.
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