Woman to pay for stealing truck, gas

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A woman has been given a one-year sentence with unsupervised probation along with a driving restriction.

Tamara Stacy Fehr, 45, was arrested on Nov. 29, 2023, in St Pierre after stealing a pickup truck and not paying for gas at a Shell gas station in Anola.

Fehr, originally from Pinawa and grew up in Winnipeg, got a joint recommendation from both the Crown and her defence attorney.

Judge Rachel Rusen went along with the joint recommendation which also included a one-year ban to Lucky Luc’s in St Pierre Jolys, which is where she was arrested.

At her June 25 court appearance, Fehr pleaded guilty to possession of property obtained by crime and failing to comply with conditions of a release order not to be in a motor vehicle without the permission of the registered owner.

Additionally, on April 24, Fehr pleaded guilty to property obtained by crime over $5,000 with one year of supervised probation. On June 11, she pleaded guilty to the same crime but this time under $5,000 and a one-year suspended sentence with unsupervised probation.

“When I consider the circumstances of this offence, on the backdrop of a criminal record that has related entries and the fact that you were on a condition at the time, I find that aggravating,” said Rusen. “But you have pleaded guilty, you’re taking responsibility, and this is a sign of your remorse.”

Rusen ordered Fehr to repay the $133 to the Anola Shell within six months, which is the cost of the fuel stolen with the truck on Nov. 22, 2023, one week before her arrest.

On Nov. 29, St Pierre Jolys RCMP got a call of a stolen truck at Lucky Luc’s. RCMP ran license plate checks on the vehicle and confirmed it to have been stolen.

RCMP and hotel staff found Fehr with Zack Eshelman, from St Malo, in the hotel room Fehr was staying in and arrested her.

“Given her criminal record I think it’s pretty fair shape, she’s dealt with three matters at once,” said Crown attorney Thomas Boult. “I expect that if she keeps up her life this way that custody might be appropriate, considering the significant social burden she has had on society.”

Defence attorney Caleigh Glawson said her client was asked to pick up the vehicle but should have asked more questions before taking control of the wheel.

“Needless to say, she is certainly taking responsibility,” said Glawson. “Despite there potentially being some travel issues related to her identity.”

Glawson said Fehr has struggled with addiction issues for a long time, although she has now been sober for a few months.

She also asked for any potential surcharges to be waived as Fehr doesn’t have a job.