co AN “ONTARIO man who was arrested by North Van- Ss couver RCMP last’ month after an intensive police - manhunt took the stand in his own defence Monday in “\’ North Vancouver provincial court. David Alexander Snow, 37, who has pleaded guilty to 11 of 30 hharges originally laid against ‘including sexual assault, told court--he, didn’t know why he mumitted the: crimes he has ad- By Surj Rattan News Reporter North Vancouver RCMP at about 4 a.m. on July 12 at the Bridge House restaurant after the police received a report of a female employee of the restaurant being attacked. Qn Monday, Judge Jerome Paradis ruled that evidence given by. North:. Vancouver. RCMP Const. Lloyd Brown and Srow’s : » admissions to Brown would not be them later and feel bad.’* admissible evidence in the trial. _The judge found that Brown had told Snow that a conversation he had with the accused would be confidential. © Brown, who. transported Snow to the North Vancouver. RCMP detachment after he was arrested at. the: Bridge House restaurant, said Snow told him that he was slad ‘he: was- caught and had plan- ed to point a ‘gun’ at the police at «Brown? added. that Snow told him: ‘Sometimes ‘I just do things I can’t explain why. I think about When: he was. arrested, "nearby the location of his arrest. ‘He Gnow) said: ‘I knew I was “going to.be caught tonight. I knew g. 8" police: manhunt. that ast over.12 hours “ the: man. then went and found a set’ the police would find me. I knew - it would end tonight. I was plan- ning ‘to ‘point 2 gun at a police- . man, but I wasn’t going to cock it. : dre he pushed her to the ground, The woman testified that she tried-to get back up several times but that each: time the man pushed her .. back on the ground. “PE said: (Why’ are you doing this to me?) 1 have nothing you + want. I’m a grandmother.’ When ~ | said that, he planted his foot on