Man sentenced in Ponoka assault

A man charged in a Ponoka assault earlier this year has been sentenced to 160 days in jail.

Jesse James Leckner, 31, of no fixed address, was convicted in Ponoka provincial court last month on one count of assault with a weapon and sentenced to 90 days in jail and 12 months of probation. He was also convicted on one count of failing to comply with a release order and sentenced to 70 days in jail, consecutive to his other charge.

Leckner was originally charged with assault while choking, assault with a weapon, and three counts of fail to comply with conditions of release.

On March 12, 2022, police received a complaint of an assault which occurred in the early morning hours of March 10 on 46 Street in Ponoka. Mounties say the victim advised police she was choked and threatened with a knife.