Using someone else's credit card on more than on occasion landed Blair Jordan Cardinal a 51-day jail sentence.
Cardinal appeared in the Bonnyville Provincial Courthouse via CCTV from the Edmonton Remand Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at which time he pleaded guilty to three charges.
Two counts of fraud under $5,000 and a mischief charge resulted in a 51-day sentence.
On Aug. 11, the Canalta Hotel in St. Paul contacted police after items, including a wallet, had gone missing from a vehicle in their parking lot.
A credit card, which was among the items stolen, had been used at a St. Paul convenience store, followed by a second transaction at a liquor store. Video surveillance showed Cardinal making the purchase.
Three days later, a female attended the St. Paul RCMP detachment. She claimed her purse, which contained her wallet and credit card, had been taken. According to the victim, she received notice her credit card was used at a gas station.
When police attended the scene, video footage showed a male, who was listed as Cardinal's co-accused, using the card to make a purchase.
A few weeks later, on Aug. 22, St. Paul RCMP were called by a resident after he found a man inside of his trailer. He managed to pin the suspect to the ground while he waited for police to respond.
When officers arrived, they found the resident holding Cardinal to the ground. The accused told police he was returning to the trailer to get his backpack after leaving it there earlier that day.
Honourable Judge Ivan Ladouceur agreed with the joint submission for 51 days in custody.
He reminded Cardinal the victims whose credit cards and identification he stole had to go through quite the process to replace those items.
Cardinal had already spent 51 pre-trial days in jail and was released from the Edmonton Remand Centre.
