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Charges stayed for woman related to Saturday’s incident; sentenced on other matters

Oct 24, 2017 | 3:06 PM

The second suspect involved with the RCMP Saturday, in which a man was fatally shot, received a stay of proceedings for a charge stemming from the incident.

North Battleford resident Amanda Wahobin was the second suspect in the vehicle involved in the pursuit in which Brydon Bryce Whitstone, 22, was shot and killed by Battlefords RCMP. She was injured in the incident, but was released from hospital into police custody and charged with being in possession of property obtained by crime

Looking downcast, Amanda Wahobin, 28, appeared in North Battleford Provincial court Tuesday.

Crown prosecutor Oryn Holm said he couldn’t discuss the Oct. 21 incident since the file is still under investigation. 

He said since Wahobin pleaded guilty to separate unrelated offences, the court accepted a plea proposal.

He said the evidence on file didn’t justify the Crown proceeding with the possession of property obtained by crime charge.

Wahobin also dealt with other charges for separate cases not related to the Oct. 21 incident.

For a Sept. 5 incident, she was sentenced to 15 months in custody after pleading guilty to the charge of robbery.

Court heard a man had been robbed in an incident involving Wahobin and another individual. While Wahobin did not brandish the weapon — a knife — she took the money, assisting in the incident. The other individual facing charges for the same incident will appear in court at a later date.

She also received a firearms prohibition and must provide a DNA sample as part of this sentence.

When asked by the court if she wanted to say anything, Wahobin said she had nothing to say. 

Prior to court, Amanda Wahobin’s father Vernon Wahobin, of Mosquito First Nation, spoke briefly to battlefordsNOW.

“I am worried about her,” he said of his daughter Amanda. “I’m trying to find out what’s going on.”

He said he didn’t know the details of what happened Oct. 21.

Judge Dyck said for the robbery incident, she factored in mitigating factors Wahobin’s young age, her limited record, and that she pleaded guilty.  

For a Jan. 30 breach of a conditional sentence order, Wahobin will be serving the remainder of an existing sentence she was serving in the community, about eight months, consecutively, now to be served in custody.

In total, she will be serving about 23 months in custody at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

Judge Lorna Dyck said Wahobin willl be able to receive programming at Pine Grove and will be able to deal with her addictions issues.

“I know how challenging substance addictions can be,” the judge said.

 

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