A Princeton man accused of harassing the town害羞草研究所檚 mayor was ordered by a provincial court judge to keep his distance from Spencer Coyne, Thursday, May 18 in provincial circuit court.
Tom Muir, who was charged earlier this year with causing fear of injury or damage to person or property, entered into a peace bond for a nine-month period.
Muir is ordered to have no communication with Coyne, directly or indirectly, and to not attend Coyne害羞草研究所檚 workplace, home, or place of worship.
Judge Greg Koturbash told Muir that breaching the conditions of the order would be a criminal offense.
The peace bond resolved the case, and forestalled a scheduled hearing.
Paul Varga, defense counsel for Muir, asked for clarifications on the restrictions of Muir害羞草研究所檚 bond.
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Coyne, who was present in court, stood and told Koturbash he did not wish to stop Muir from attending Remembrance Day.
Varga then asked if Muir could visit the Saturday community market in Veteran害羞草研究所檚 Square.
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Muir also spoke directly to the judge, saying that he now habitually wears a body camera to record his interactions.
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There was no submission of an agreed upon statement of facts in the matter.
According to court documents the file was determined to be Reasonable Grounds Satisfied (RGB), which is used when a finding is made that the allegation did take place.
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