A Yukon man who has spent 14 months in custody on breach charges alone appeared in territorial court last week, where he pleaded guilty to four additional charges.

Peter Krizan was sentenced to jail in June for a series of breaches and an assault charge related to a November 2015 incident that took place at the Takhini Hot Springs Road residence of Ron Asuchak.

At the time, Krizan had just been released from jail. In search of his partner, whom he believed to be staying with Asuchak, Krizan went to Asuchak’s residence at around 3 a.m.

The RCMP were called after Krizan brandished the wooden handle of an axe and threatened Asuchak.

His most recent charges stem from a similar incident after Krizan was released in July.

In court on Oct. 13, defence attorney Vincent Larochelle said his client appeared at Asuchak’s house at around 5 a.m. because he was again looking for his former partner.

Together, Larochelle and Crown prosecutor Paul Battin put forth a joint submission of seven months’ jail time for Krizan’s breaches of orders, including a no-contact order, an order to keep the peace and be of good behaviour, and an order to stay away from Asuchak’s residence.

He was also charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling-house.

The two lawyers were divided, however, on adding clauses to the existing 12-month probation order that was imposed in June.

Battin argued for a reporting clause and a curfew after he is released again, saying both seemed necessary to help ensure Krizan followed orders this time.

“I cannot emphasize enough that this court needs to put itself in the shoes of Mr. Asuchak,” said Battin.

Even though the conditions of Krizan’s probation were very light, Battin noted, he breached them less than a month after his release.

Battin called Asuchak a two-time victim, saying Asuchak was entitled to a sense of “safety, security and some peace of mind in his home.”

Battin said he doesn’t believe Krizan recognizes the need to rehabilitate himself, and said additional clauses might help with this.

“To be quite frank, he has a horrible record,” Larochelle agreed of Krizan’s past breaches, which make up the bulk of a record that stretches back to 2010.

However, Larochelle argued that if the clauses on his client’s probation were too onerous, Krizan would breach again.

He said a curfew clause would only set his client up for failure.

“We’re not looking at high rehabilitation potential at this time,” said Larochelle.

In sentencing, Judge Karen Ruddy noted that the majority of Krizan’s charges over the years have been for non-compliance rather than for violent behaviour.

“In these circumstances, a reporting clause is appropriate,” she said.

She said she felt a curfew was inappropriate, and said a reporting condition would do that work.