Yann Marcotte received his sentence Wednesday in Amos court. He will have to serve 14 months in prison.
Amos ’man was involved in a high-speed police chase in the Senneterre sector on March 20, 2020. His career then ended in a low-speed collision with a Sûreté du Québec patrol car, which injured a police officer. Then a studded carpet was used.
Yann Marcotte had previously stolen a vehicle from Normetal and threatened against several people. The vehicle, which was involved in the collision, was a total loss.
The 40-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of fleeing police and refusing to follow an order issued by police. At the conclusion of a trial in January, he was also convicted of seven other counts, including assault with a weapon against a peace officer and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
Rehabilitation process
Judge Thierry Potvin, of the Court of Quebec, agreed with the joint proposal of Me Nicolas Bigué, the public prosecutor, and Me André Levasseur, of the defense. According to him, the verdict takes into account both the seriousness of the actions taken and the rehabilitation process already begun by Yann Marcotte, who underwent 14 months of therapy for his drug addiction problems.
It is a compromise between a certain need to punish yourself for the actions you have taken, but at the same time not to slow down your rehabilitation attempts. Basically, it’s all to your credit to go into therapy, to complete a fairly long program. However, and this is clearly identified in the report before the sentence, you have created a problem that may not be the only one you have, so you have a long way to go.said Judge Potvin.
Yann Marcotte’s detention sentence was accompanied by supervised probation and a driving ban for three years. He will also be banned from owning a gun for 10 years. Follow-ups were imposed on him to help him deal with his drug abuse and anger management issues while on probation. He will also need to complete 100 hours of community work.
Yann Marcotte is facing justice in five other cases, which will be filed next July.
Source: Radio-Canada
