Attempted murder charge dropped in downtown machete attack
Qt’s 60 days in jail satisfied by time served for a man from the O’Chiese First Nation charged in an alleged machete attack in downtown Red Deer last year while out on bail for a homicide case.
Quentin Strawberry, 39, entered guilty pleas to counts of obstructing a peace officer and breach of recognizance in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday, while charges of attempted murder and another breach of recognizance count were withdrawn by the Crown.
The incident in question took place at Potter’s Hands apartments in downtown Red Deer Dec. 2, 2019 when RCMP responded to a man who was suffering from a head injury following an altercation with another man. Mounties arrested a suspect soon after who had apparently jumped out of a second story window and was also said to be suffering from a “jagged wound.”
In sentencing, Justice Monica Bast acknowledged both Strawberry’s lengthy criminal record and struggles as a youth, growing up largely in foster care and dealing with substance abuse, the effects of residential schools on his family, and other challenges brought on by colonialism.