{"id":141485,"date":"2023-07-31T10:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=141485"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:29:31","slug":"muskoka-man-convicted-for-damaging-cars-screaming-at-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/muskoka-man-convicted-for-damaging-cars-screaming-at-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskoka man convicted for damaging cars, screaming at motorists\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Muskoka man found himself back in jail after a disturbing incident in downtown Huntsville.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Appearing recently in a Bracebridge courtroom, Thomas Fletcher, 33, pled guilty to breach of probation and mischief in relation to a May 17, 2023 incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court heard that on that day at roughly 8:45 pm the Huntsville OPP received numerous phone calls about a disturbance downtown. The police attended Main Street East and were informed that Fletcher had been attempting to enter homes and cars. He had then taken off his clothes and was screaming at people on the main street. He then jumped on the hood of a car and broke the handle off of another vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fletcher was on probation at the time of the incident. Court heard he has a criminal record, including an incident in 2016, wherein he stole a police cruiser and nearly hit the officer with their own vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fletcher admitted to substance abuse issues and said he would check himself into rehab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve embarrassed myself quite a bit in these past few weeks,\u201d he told the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice Robert&nbsp; Gattrell said Fletcher was clearly out of control and the victims must have been terrified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fletcher was sentenced to 42 days served in pre-trial custody and to pay $764 in restitution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be looking at a much more significant sentence if the behaviour continues,\u201d cautioned Gattrell.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Muskoka man found himself back in jail after a disturbing incident in downtown Huntsville. 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