One of two men convicted in the death of a Prince Albert teen won’t be eligible for parole for 11 years.
A judge sentenced Jordan Herron to life in prison plus 11 years of parole ineligibility on Thursday. He also ordered the 23-year-old Herron to submit a DNA sample and banned him for life from owning or possessing firearms.”
Herron was found guilty by a 12-person jury Wednesday of second-degree murder in the April 2014 murder of 17-year-old Clayton Bear.
Bear was shot at a home on Prince Albert’s 27th Street East before dying in hospital.
The Crown requested Herron not be granted parole eligibility for 13 to 16 years, while Herron’s defence team requested the minimum 10-year length.
Murder, both first- and second-degree, carries a life sentence under Canadian law. First-degree murder sentences include no eligibility for parole for 25 years, while second-degree murder convictions can include parole eligibility after a minimum 10 years.
The second man, Orren Johnson, was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in the case. His sentencing is scheduled for March 22.
