Edmonton motorist pleads guilty in road rage incident police called 'racially motivated' yeg
Andrew Timothy Brown, 36, pleaded guilty to a single count of assault in Edmonton provincial court Monday, but made no admissions regarding language police alleged he used toward the Muslim victim and his family.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
At the time of Brown’s arrest police said the woman was wearing a hijab, though no mention was made of this during Monday’s hearing. Eventually, Brown began to yell. Police said he “uttered religious slurs at the driver and his family,” though all Brown admitted to saying Monday was “you want to go?” and “get the f— away from my vehicle.”
In a news release at the time, police said there was “evidence offence was motivated by hatred” and recommended a longer sentence be considered. That allegation was not discussed Monday. Rohatyn declined to comment.Article content She said if Brown breaches any of his conditions she can order him to serve the remainder of the sentence in jail.
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