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Man pleads guilty to killing dog Terrence McEachern Northern News Services Published Wednesday, March 2, 2011
"I don't know what's going on here," said Lloyd Brandon Thrasher in a loud voice before a packed courthouse. Judge Robert Gorin adjourned the matter until later in the afternoon to give Thrasher and his lawyer, Stephen Shabala, time to discuss the matter. When the case resumed an hour and a half later, many of the guilty pleas remained. Thrasher, 23, pleaded guilty to killing a Chinese pug dog named Garlic and to possession of a stolen Sanyo cell phone on Jan. 27, 2011. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen DVD collection and a change holder on Jan. 28, 2011. Crown prosecutor Janice Walsh withdrew the charge that Thrasher broke into the car parked in front of Twist Resto-Lounge that night and stole the dog before killing it. Walsh also withdrew a charge that on Nov. 26, 2010, Thrasher stole a Ford Windstar van in Yellowknife. However, Thrasher pleaded guilty to being in possession of the van the next day in Behchoko. Walsh also changed the value of the stolen van to under $5,000 instead of over $5,000. Gorin confirmed with Walsh that the Crown was treating the charges as summary offences, which have less severe punishments compared to indictable offences. At the request of the defence, Gorin ordered a pre-sentence report to be provided to the court and both the Crown and the defence by April 14. Before leaving the courtroom, Thrasher paused and thanked Gorin for his time, and then he thanked a Yellowknife resident for his support, "kindness and care," throughout this matter. Baron said she was in court to hear Thrasher's guilty plea to killing Garlic. Afterwards, she told Yellowknifer that "the guilty plea is a relief in the sense that this isn't going to continue to be dragged on and on through court." Thrasher will be sentenced on April 20.
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