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Lethbridge woman receives jail time for robbery at London Road Market

Oct 15, 2018 | 2:02 PM

LETHBRIDGE – The case centered around a robbery at London Road Market last summer has ended, as the second accused admitted to her role in the incident.

Constance Red Crow pleaded guilty to a single count of robbery while appearing in Lethbridge Provincial Court via CCTV Monday, Oct. 15 – nearly three months after her co-accused did the same thing.

The 26-year-old Lethbridge woman received an 11-month jail sentence, after the judge agreed with a joint submission presented by the Crown and defence. She was also given an enhanced credit for time spent in pre-trial custody, leaving just over six months on the jail term.

Through an agreed statement of facts that was presented to the court by Crown prosecutor Vaughn Hartigan, it was revealed that Red Crow entered the grocery store around 11:15 a.m. on July 17, took several items – including a glass bottle – and left without paying.

Red Crow met up outside with Dennis Noskey, and when a store employee confronted them, Noskey punched him in the face and the two engaged in a physical altercation. Hartigan said it was at that point that Red Crow smashed the glass bottle and “presented it in a threatening manner.” He added that she also swung the bottle at onlookers, before fleeing the scene with Noskey. Both were arrested a short time later.

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Noskey pleaded guilty two days after the incident and received 18 months in jail. In explaining the difference in the sentences for the two individuals, Hartigan noted that Noskey had been the one to initiate the violence and had a far more serious and extensive criminal history.