Homeless man admits to assaults, perjury
David LeBlanc, 36, was scheduled to stand trial last week for violence toward woman in August, lying to get bail, but he chose to plead guilty to most charges against him
A homeless man who lied about living under a bridge so he could be released from custody admitted to several crimes involving violence against a woman this summer.
David LeBlanc, 36, of no fixed address, was scheduled to stand trial Nov. 23 on a list of charges, but the day before the scheduled proceeding, his files were brought in early before Judge Lucie Mathurin,.
LeBlanc pleaded guilty to Aug. 10 counts of assaulting a woman, assaulting her by choking her, assaulting her with weapons (a wooden pallet and a glass bottle), assaulting her and thereby causing her bodily harm and uttering threats to cause her death and/or bodily harm.
A related charge of summary sexual assault - alleging events between July 10 and Aug. 10 - was reserved until after sentencing, when it’s expected the Crown will withdraw that count.
There’s a publication ban protecting the identity of the victim, given the sex-assault charge.
LeBlanc also admitted to violating a police undertaking between Aug. 11-12 barring her from contact with the victim, and he pleaded guilty to an Aug. 14 count of perjury, stemming from his false testimony at his bail hearing that he wasn’t living under the Burton Bridge and didn’t use drugs.
The offender had been remanded pending his trial, and that detention continues pending his sentencing hearing, which Mathurin scheduled for Jan. 11.
The judge also ordered the preparation of a pre-sentence report for the court’s consideration at that time.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.