A special prosecutor from out of town has been brought to deal with the case of a Prince George man charged with assaulting a Crown prosecutor outside the courthouse
Vancouver lawyer Ravi Hira was appointed to the case the province's criminal justice branch said Friday following an alleged tear the morning before that also saw a window at a downtown homeless shelter and the windshield of a police van smashed.
Adrien Real Bergeron, 40, faces one count each of assault, assault causing bodily harm, intimidation of the justice system and two counts of mischief over $5,000 in relation to the incident.
He is in custody and is scheduled to make a first appearance on those charges on Sept. 20.
Special prosecutors are appointed "when there is a significant potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of criminal justice," the branch said in a statement.
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