THUNDER BAY - A man who stole up to $1,000 from his employer and vandalized the vehicles owned by his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend has been sentenced to 135 in jail by an Ontario Court Justice.
Kenneth Myslicki, 37, appeared in Ontario provincial court on Thursday to plead guilty to one count of mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000, obstructing a police officer, three different charges of failing to comply with court orders.
The offences took place throughout various northern Alberta towns from 2015 to 2016. Myslicki is currently in custody in Thunder Bay and applied to have the charges transferred to Ontario for sentencing.
Court heard on April 11, 2016, police in Rycroft, Alta., received a complaint from Myslicki’s ex-girlfriend concerning her ex-boyfriend, Crown Attorney Stella Vallelunga said. Myslicki and the woman had broken up a few days before and she was living and dating someone else.
When she woke up, she found her current partner’s vehicles had been keyed and expletives written in red duct tape on the vehicles. She also found a note on the truck and recognized Myslicki’s handwriting.
Shortly after she broke up with Myslicki, the former ex-girlfriend stated that on a separate occasion she found the tires slashed on one of their vehicles, but this incident was never reported to the police. Myslicki was arrested and charged for mischief.
With respect to the theft charge, court heard that on Nov. 2, 2015, Spirit River RCMP were contacted by the owner of a convenience store. According to the employer, he advised police that an employee was stealing a substantial amount of cash from the store.
Video footage showed the employee, identified as Myslicki, was taking money.
The employer stated it was difficult to determine the total amount of cash he took but was confident it was under $5,000.
For the obstructing a peace officer charge, Myslicki failed to provide valid registration papers for the vehicle he was operating. When he began impersonating someone by a different name, the police officer became suspicious and he was subsequently arrested.
Defence lawyer, Sharon Scharfe, says her client’s offences during this time period were fuelled by addictions. His criminal record is associated with mainly property-related offences.
Justice Elaine Burton sentenced Myslikci to 135 days in custody, which was a joint submission by Defence and Crown counsel.
