Shane Marshall’s lawyer told a London, Ont., courtroom on Monday that his client came to a Justin Trudeau campaign stop in September 2021 to protest, not to throw stones.
Luke Reidy said Marshall, 26, has issues with impulse control and anger management that took over that day, causing him to hurl stones in Trudeau’s direction as the Liberal leader boarded a bus, about two weeks before he was re-elected as prime minister.
As part of sentencing submissions Monday, Reidy said a suspended sentence without jail time was appropriate for the St. Thomas man, who in March pleaded guilty to assault.
“Mr. Marshall had no intention to go
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