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Charges of Assault and Criminal Harassment withdrawn prior to setting trial date in the Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket.  C.J. and A.J.C. were driving together and there was a road incident with another car that then followed them to a mall parking lot.  Once out of the cars an argument ensued and a physical altercation.  Part of the altercation was captured by video surveillance from local stores.   Joseph Neuberger and John Navarrete were retained as the defence lawyers.  After a careful review of the surveillance, there were some frames that were enhanced by the defence which appeared to show the complainant making gestures prior to the physical altercation that could be viewed as assaultive and there could be an argument for self-defence on top of the fact that the complainant had followed C.J, and A.J.C. to the parking lot.  After two judicial pre-trials, an agreement was reached for all parties to take some anger management counseling related to road rage and at the end of the therapy it was agreed all charges would be withdrawn.  Once the therapy was completed the charges were formally withdrawn.