UNITY – A 50-year-old Saskatchewan man who was charged with threatening Alberta RCMP staff was given a conditional sentence Monday to be served in the community.
Jason Tucker, from Macklin, pleaded guilty in Unity Circuit Court to charges of trying to take a weapon from a police officer and uttering threats. He was given a 60-day conditional sentence on one charge and 60 days concurrent on the second charge. This means he will serve his sentence in the community but if he breaches his release conditions he could serve the remainder of his time in jail.
When Tucker's conditional sentence order is complete he will be placed on 10 months probation. The charges of assault against an officer and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose were withdrawn.
Tucker was arrested in February after he called Provost RCMP and threatened the staff. When Unity RCMP went to his home, an intoxicated Tucker greeted them wielding a baseball bat and threatened to use it against an officer trying to arrest him. Tucker then went back into his house and police got a search warrant to enter and arrest him.
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