Terry Hanska hopes to make a name for himself in the boxing ring.

If his recent arrest in a West End apartment building is any indication, the aspiring pugilist might have a better career in comedy.

Court heard police had arrested another man in a Spence Street apartment last month when the man told an officer to look inside his refrigerator.

When an officer opened the refrigerator door, he found Terrence ("Terry") Hanska hiding inside, said Crown attorney Renee Lagimodiere.

When asked what he was doing there, Hanska replied: "Chillin."

"He's lucky he didn't suffocate," said Judge Mary Kate Harvie. "That stunt of hiding in the fridge concerns me because it shows that you are not thinking at all."

Hanska, 19, was arrested in connection with a number of court breaches.

Harvie ruled Hanska had cooled his heels in custody long enough and sentenced him to 55 days time served.

Hanska's sentence included a conviction for assaulting his former girlfriend during an argument over rent money.

"It troubles me that somebody with talent and ability squanders that by sitting in custody," Harvie said. "You really need to stop and take stock of where you are at."

dean.pritchard@sunmedia.ca