By EverythingGP staff

Court

Jail sentences handed out in three court cases

Mar 11, 2020 | 5:30 AM

A man charged after a 2018 incident where a shot was fired has been given jail time.

Alberta Justice says Carl Ross Yarborough was handed a three-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges of unlawful use of a firearm and mischief causing damage under $5000 March 2 in Grande Prairie court.

Two other charges of careless use of a firearm and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public were withdrawn.

RCMP said at the time that just before 2 a.m. on December 31, 2018, a man had returned to a house he had been removed from earlier in the evening. A shot was fired and the man ran away to a location in the Countryside South area.

No one was hurt.

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Jail time in drugs, weapons bust

Alberta Justice says a woman charged after a December 2019 drug and weapons seizure in Grande Prairie has been given a two-year jail term.

Kyla Pilgrim of Grande Prairie was given jail time after pleading guilty to a charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking March 4 in Grande Prairie court.

She also admitted to a single count of failing to comply with a probation order.

Another count of each of those charges was withdrawn.

RCMP said at the time they seized methamphetamine, small amounts of cocaine and heroin, a baton, folding knife, and $1000 cash during a traffic stop around 1 a.m. December 7 last year in Clairmont.

Peace River man given 18-month sentence

A Peace River man has been given an 18-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to charges related to almost a dozen arrests.

Alberta Justice says Roderick Ellery-Sorensen entered the pleas March 2 in Peace River court.

One of the incidents he was charged with happened on September 28, 2019.

RCMP said at the time, they got a report of a break and enter at a business located in a Peace River industrial park.

The suspect ran away after being confronted by an employee.

Mounties later found that vehicles stored nearby had been broken into and items were taken from inside.

The Peace River man pleaded guilty to five of the eight charges he was facing related to these break-ins.

That included mischief causing damage under $5000, possession of break-in instruments, uttering threats, possession of stolen property under $5000, and failure to comply with conditions of recognizance.