Share this Story : Crown argues man accused of choking non-binary firefighter 'escalated' altercation Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Crown argues man accused of choking non-binary firefighter 'escalated' altercation Eric Einagel faces charges of assault causing bodily harm and choking against Ash Weaver at a Barrhaven fire station in September 2022. Author of the article: Marlo Glass Published May 28, 2024 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 3 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.
A smiling selfie of Eric Einagel and Ash Weaver taken in August 2022 was presented as evidence in court on on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Weaver has accused Einagel of assaulting them on Sept. 14, 2022, when the two were both firefighters at Station 47 in Barrhaven.
Photo by Court exhibit / SUPPLIED Article content Crown prosecutors argue the man accused of assaulting and choking a non-binary rookie firefighter “escalated” the altercation “at every turn” because he was angry with his colleague. During a judge-alone trial before Justice Mitchell Hoffman, Crown prosecutor Sonia Beauchamp suggested Tuesday that Eric Einagel “lost control” during horseplay over dish duty with fellow firefighter Ash Weaver at a Barrhaven station on Sept. 14, 2022.
Einagel denied ever losing his cool or choking Weaver, saying he believed their physical altercation was al.
