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An Alberta sheriff was convicted of assault Thursday for drunkenly punching his girlfriend outside a downtown bar and dragging her along the sidewalk.

Luke Jerace, 38, was found guilty by provincial court Judge Kirk MacDonald, who ruled Jerace forcefully punched Kristen Walker in the body and pulled her. That caused her to fall and hit her head on the pavement. He then dragged her by her feet along the ground.

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MacDonald told court he based his ruling on a cellphone video of the Oct. 10, 2014, attack which was taken by a female eyewitness. He praised her for being “brave, quick-thinking and utterly selfless,” as well as the testimony of both the eyewitness and the victim.

MacDonald said Jerace and Walker had gone to Knoxville’s Tavern, 10736 Jasper Ave., after attending an Edmonton Oilers game and both had lots to drink.

MacDonald said Walker had left the bar while Jerace was socializing and, while waiting outside, she witnessed him being assaulted by a group. Then, the judge said, Jerace assaulted Walker.

The judge accepted that eyewitness Hailey Hutzel, 24, was sober when she saw a bald man in an Oilers jersey, identified as Jerace, on the ground after fighting with a large group of people and she began shooting video of it with her cellphone.