So-called 'freeman' isn't one after all, it seems
While he might have sounded like one when he was stopped by police and found driving without insurance, a Shuswap man's lawyer assured a judge his client is no "freeman." Nicholas . . .
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While he might have sounded like one when he was stopped by police and found driving without insurance, a Shuswap man's lawyer assured a judge his client is no "freeman." Nicholas . . .
A judge said he will wait a week before issuing an arrest warrant for a Shuswap "freeman on the land" to ensure the man has been properly served with court documents. Judge Hermann Rohrmoser declined to issue a warrant for the arrest of Nicholas Mitra, a Scotch Creek man who is charged with obstruction of justice stemming from a traffic stop earlier this year. The details of that incident were not put before the court, but it's believed Mitra was stopped after he was seen driving without licence plates on his vehicle. His responses - or lack of them - in the ensuing moments eventually led to ...