The Muskoka courts have been kept busy recently dealing with multiple counts of people assaulting local police officers.
One of those cases involved Paul Degazio, 30, of Huntsville, who appeared recently in a Bracebridge courtroom to plead guilty to breaching his court-ordered conditions and assaulting a police officer.
Court heard that Degazio was arrested in July 2023, and the terms of his release included a provision requiring him to avoid certain people.
On March 22, 2024, Huntsville OPP received multiple calls regarding a disturbance. Police arrived and found Degazio with people he had been ordered to stay away from. Degazio proceeded to barricade himself in a bathroom, court heard. He eventually swung the door open and punched one of the attending officers in the face. A struggle ensued as the officers attempted to take Degazio into custody.
The Crown attorney pointed out that the case was one of three cases of assaulting a police officer that the court was dealing with on that day alone.
Degazio was sentenced to 120 days in custody.
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Bill Beatty says
I sure his parents would be proud !
Brenda Begg says
I’m sure his parents, family, and friends are heartbroken and worried for his future. No doubt they would like to see him receive intensive therapy with supports for as long as he needs them. Yes, he does need consequences but jail time in its current state, is a bandaid solution. A revolving door.