Article content

The sentencing of a Calgary man who soared over the city in a lawnchair strapped to helium balloons has been delayed because he hasn’t yet made a voluntary charitable donation.

Dubbed the “balloon-atic” for his July 5, 2015, stunt, Daniel Boria was supposed to pay $20,000 to the veterans’ food bank by Friday.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Court gives 'Balloon-atic' more time to come up with $20,000 Back to video

But defence lawyer Alain Hepner said his client has so far only been able to come up with half the money and needs another month to make the payment.

“I have $10,000 of that amount in my trust account,” Hepner told provincial court Judge Bruce Fraser.

“Business has been a little rough for the company,” the lawyer said.

“He’s asking another 30 days to get that done.”

Calgary Herald

Boria, 27, pleaded guilty in December, to a charge of dangerous operation of an aircraft.

Because Crown prosecutor Matt Dalidowicz proceeded by summary conviction, the maximum penalty Boria faces is six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.