UPDATE 10:58 a.m.

Curtis Sagmoen has been given an absolute discharge after pleading guilty to a mischief charge in a Vernon court.

Originally facing one count of mischief $5,000 or under, Sagmoen entered a guilty plea to mischief causing damage to property.

Wearing a red prison shirt and pants, Sagmoen, 38, sat quietly as the proceedings were conducted.

Crown Council Juan O'Quinn presented the agreed-upon facts of the case to Justice Edmond de Walle that the victim, who's name is under a publication ban, was travelling down a driveway on a property on Salmon River Road when her Jeep Cherokee struck what is described as a homemade spike belt.

Sagmoen admitted he knew the dark board with nails in it was on the driveway, but did not warn the woman, knowing the spike belt would cause damage to the tires of her vehicle.

She then took the car to a repair shop where the damage was fixed.

Defence council Lisa Helps admitted Sagmoen had access to the driveway at 2310 Salmon River Road, where the victim's tires were damaged.

Helps said there were several mitigating factors in the case and noted Sagmoen has no criminal record and by pleading guilty to the lesser charge, he avoided a trial that could have taken days given the 12 witnesses the Crown sought to call.

Sitting in the audience was Jody Leon, a Splatsin First Nation activist who has organized rallies every time Sagmoen's name appeared on the court docket.

“I think it’s always a bit shocking to hear and see someone who has the allegations of the nature that Sagmoen does,” Leon said.

Leon said protests are also planned for Sagmoen's five-day trial in Port Coquitlam in February, where he will face allegations of assaulting a sex trade worker.

For the second time this week, Curtis Sagmoen will be in a Vernon courtroom.

Sagmoen was in court Monday for a preliminary hearing on charges stemming from an incident in August 2017 near Falkland.

He has been ordered to stand trial on assault and assault causing bodily harm charges relating to the Falkland incident.

Sagmoen is set to appear in Supreme Court on Jan. 7, to set a date for the trial of this matter.

Sagmoen will also be in provincial court Thursday for a trial on mischief charges. The trial is expected to take a day.

He is also facing serious charges in Maple Ridge after he allegedly assaulted a sex trade worker.

A five-day trial in Port Coquitlam on those charges starts Feb. 4.