From provincial court: a strange 
tale of birthday wishes, violence, and assault with a microwave.
A 
30-year-old Saint John woman pleaded guilty in court this afternoon to common 
assault. Crystal McGarity was charged with kicking and punching the brother of 
her ex-boyfriend in the parking lot of a local bottle exchange.
McGarity admitted she pulled 
the man out of a car and assaulted him because she heard he threw a microwave at 
his mother and failed to wish her a happy birthday.
McGarity was ordered 
to pay a $100 fine and stay out of trouble. 
 

