A Windsor man is behind bars after using his pickup truck to strike a woman in a city park and subsequently threatening her life, in a case that has concluded with a guilty plea and a joint sentencing recommendation.
Guilty Plea and Sentencing
Kristopher Brisebois, 51, pleaded guilty to three criminal charges on November 14 before Superior Court Justice Jacqueline Horvat. The charges included assault with a weapon, criminal harassment, and uttering a death threat.
The court agreed to a joint sentencing suggestion from both the Crown and defence, resulting in a 15-month jail sentence. After receiving credit for time already spent in pre-sentence custody, Brisebois had just one day left to serve. He was also placed on probation for a period of three years.
The Park Assault and Subsequent Threat
The series of events began on January 13 in the parking lot of Titcombe Park on Malden Road. According to a Windsor Police Service report, Brisebois used his pickup truck as a weapon to assault a 48-year-old woman.
The victim attempted to jump out of the path of the speeding vehicle but was struck by a side mirror. Police confirmed that she sustained injuries that were deemed non-life-threatening.
The situation escalated the following day, January 14, when Brisebois sent a death threat targeting the woman via Facebook Messenger to a third party. This act formed the basis for the guilty plea to uttering a death threat.
Investigation, Arrest, and Additional Charges
The victim reported the parking lot incident to LaSalle police on the day it occurred. Through a collaboration with the Windsor police major crimes unit, Brisebois was arrested on January 15 at a city address, which coincidentally was his birthday.
He was originally facing six criminal counts. However, at the November 14 court appearance, the Crown withdrew three charges. These included the most serious count of attempted murder, a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle related to the park incident, and a count of mischief over $5,000 for the alleged destruction of the victim's vehicle in LaSalle in December 2024.
The guilty plea to criminal harassment stemmed from separate incidents in October 2024, where Brisebois was found to have repeatedly followed the victim, causing her to reasonably fear for her safety.
As part of his sentencing, Justice Horvat also ordered Brisebois to submit a blood sample for a national DNA databank used by police to investigate crimes. He was also handed a 10-year prohibition on possessing any weapons.
