Hit-and-run suspect back in court Friday

By Delon Shurtz on June 16, 2022.

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com

A 39-year-old Lethbridge man facing several charges in relation to a hit-and-run last month, will be back in court Friday, ostensibly for a bail hearing.
The matter for Scott Eugene Conine was in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday, but simply adjourned to the end of the week. The accused, who is in custody at the Lethbridge Correctional Centre, was not required to appear in court, and his lawyer, Vincent Guinan, was represented by an agent during Wednesday’s hearing.
Conine is charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon dangerous to the public, three counts of failing to comply with a probation order, breach of a peace bond and three counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited.
Police reported that at about 4:30 p.m. on May 31, officers responded to a report of a hit and run in the 2300 block of 5 A Avenue North. A vehicle travelling along 5 A Avenue struck a parked vehicle, and the male driver and a female passenger fled on foot.
Two witnesses attempted to intervene but the fleeing man threatened them with a knife. The suspect, who is known to police, was subsequently seen entering a nearby home and refused to exit.
The police tactical team was deployed given the threat of a weapon. They entered the home, arrested the suspect and seized a knife and ammunition.

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