Former Brossard dog owner, facing 11 criminal charges, pleads not guilty

Karim Jean-Gilles, the owner of a dog involved in an attack on a girl in 2015, has pleaded not guilty to 11 criminal charges.

Jean-Gilles was arrested Thursday for an alleged altercation after a bailiff tried to serve him with a summons at his home in Brossard.

Longueuil police said the 34-year-old man got "physically aggressive" with the bailiff who was delivering a summons to appear in court in relation tothe 2015 dog attack. When police were called to intervene, Jean-Gilles allegedly struck an officer unconscious.

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On Friday, Jean-Gillespleaded not guilty to:

• two counts of assault.
• four counts of breach of probation.
• four counts of resisting arrest.
• one count of intimidating an official of the justice system.

Accused does not seek bail

Jean-Gilles, who has no lawyer and is representing himself, appeared briefly in court Friday to enter his plea.

He did not request a bail hearing, so he will remain in custody this weekend.

His next court appearance is set for Monday, Jan. 16.

At that time, it's expected the judge will ask Jean-Gilles again whether he wants to seek bail.

"Because Mr. Jean-Gillesis not represented by a lawyer, the judge decided to postpone the file to next Monday for the bail hearing to preserve the rights of Mr. Jean-Gilles," explained Crown prosecutorJean-Pierre Gagnon.

Jean-Gilles is also facing a charge of criminal negligence in connection withthe 2015 dog attack, when his dog was let loose in a park and attackedeight-year-old Vanessa Biron. She underwent surgery after beingbitten in the hand, neck and face.

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