Mark McDiarmid, a Dawson City man charged after a scuffle three years ago in courthouse cells, has been sentenced to 10 months jail. 'This needs to end today'Gates told prosecutors that in his 30-plus years on the bench, he's never come across a case like this one. When asked about time needed for a pre-sentence background report for McDiarmid, Justice Gates suggested he'd gotten to know the accused quite well over the course of the proceedings. "You're a very smart man" he told McDiarmid. McDiarmid's dealings with the Yukon justice system aren't over.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2017 00:22 UTC