Man charged after allegedly choking woman in Ponoka

Mar 16, 2022 | 3:10 PM

Ponoka RCMP have laid charges following an alleged assault this past week.

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

As a result, charges have been laid against Jesse James Leckner, 31, of no fixed address. Charges include:

-Assault while choking
-Assault with a weapon
-Fail to comply with conditions of release (x3)

Leckner has been remanded in custody with his next court date set for March 17, 2022, at Wetaskiwin provincial court.

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Leckner is a familiar face in the court system.

On March 16, 2018, Leckner was arrested after he drove a vehicle into a dollar store in south Red Deer. Several charges related to that incident were withdrawn, but he was found guilty of and sentenced for assault of a peace officer, mischief-property over $5,000, and three counts of fail to stop at scene of accident. For that incident, Leckner’s licence was suspended for multiple years, plus he was given a lifetime firearms ban, and spent several months in jail.

Among others, he was also charged in October 2018, while awaiting decision on the previous matter, for assault of a peace officer, for which he received a four-month jail term.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Man charged after allegedly choking woman in Ponoka

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