Sentencing delayed in 'unprovoked' 3-day crime spree after man fires lawyer
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A man responsible for a series of violent crashes and carjackings in 2023 fired his lawyer during his sentencing hearing on Friday.
A man responsible for a series of violent crashes and carjackings in 2023 fired his lawyer during his sentencing hearing on Friday.
Michael Lariviere pleaded guilty in May to almost two-dozen charges including robbery, attempted robbery, flight from police, and assault causing bodily harm.
According to the facts read in court, Lariviere approached a Dodge SUV on May 15, 2023, and pointed an imitation gun at the driver and said "I'm stealing your car," before speeding off in the SUV.
Several hours later he parked behind a Ford F-350 pickup in a parking lot and demanded the three occupants, a man with his 11-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son, get out of the truck.
He wasn't able to get away with the truck, but left the scene with cell phones, a GoPro camera and a wallet.
On May 16 he went to a car dealership in central Edmonton and pointed an imitation gun at an employee and demanded he turn over vehicle keys, according to the agreed statement of facts.
The employee gave him keys to his personal vehicle as well as two belonging to the dealership.
