By Brian Konrad with files from Charles Lefebvre

Man given 210 day jail sentence for criminal harassment

May 18, 2018 | 6:47 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB  –  A man charged after a standoff with police on Cuyler Road S.E. earlier this year, has pleaded guilty to criminal harassment.
 
38 year old Justin Lagasse was sentenced to 210 days in prison, but with credit for time already served, has 66 days remaining in jail.  He was also ordered to pay one thousand dollars in restitution.
 
All other charges against him were withdrawn.
 
Police arrested Lagasse following a nine hour standoff in a Cuyler Road condo complex on February 13 of this year.

Officers were called to the scene at approximately 2:30 a.m. regarding calls about a man harassing and threatening a woman.

When they arrived on scene, Lagasse allegedly produced a firearm and began uttering threats.

Police told CHAT News they were able to evacuate a woman from the scene, and soon began negotiating with the suspect in the home, trying to get him to surrender the firearm and turn himself in.

HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW

Summer pool hours extended and discounts applied as Big Marble Go Centre upgrades start

Apr 18, 2024

Medicine Hat company drawing in clients with witty signage

Apr 16, 2024

Medicine Hat College holding event for missing and murdered Indigenous women awareness day

Apr 16, 2024

Cuyler Road was closed, with a temporary shelter set up at Patterson Armoury for families who were unable to access their home while the standoff was ongoing.

Officers arrested the suspect after they deployed a chemical agent into the home, which caused the suspect to exit the home.