Man pleads guilty to assaulting Premier Couillard at vigil

A man who threw something at Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard during a vigil commemorating the victims of a mass shooting in the U.S. pleaded guilty to assault on Friday. 
Esteban Torres Wicttorff, 21, of Montreal, was scheduled to have a one-day trial at the Montreal courthouse, but opted instead to plead guilty to one of the charges he faced after his arrest on June 16, 2016. 
The incident occurred June 16 while Couillard was at a vigil held in Montreal – Parc de l’espoi