By Intelligencer staff
The only man charged in connection to last year’s Aboriginal Day of Action was found guilty of three criminal counts, Monday.
In an unexpected move, what to be the start of three weeks of pretrial motions in the case against well-known native protester Shawn Brant turned into a 30-minute trial in Belleville court that resolved the matter.
Brant was found guilty by Judge Stephen Hunter of three counts of mischief exceeding $5,000.
In the deal brokered between defence lawyers and Crown prosecutors, Brant will not serve any time in jail for leading last’s June’s blockade of Highway 401, 2 and several