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Indigenous man caught with ‘killing machine’ of a rifle gets time served due to intergenerational trauma
‘A sentence reduction is not a reflection of a judge being "soft on crime,"' said the judge. ‘It is our obligation
At least it was "harsh" pre trial custody....and not the normal kind everyone else gets. I guess they didn't know he was Indian there?
‘A sentence reduction is not a reflection of a judge being "soft on crime,"' said the judge. ‘It is our obligation
More than 500 days in harsh pre-trial custody was enough punishment for a Mohawk man caught driving around Peterborough with a crack pipe in his lap and a “killing machine” of a rifle in the back seat, along with a flame thrower in the trunk, according to a recent sentence of time served from Ontario’s Court of Justice.
Jesse Garlow, a convicted drug trafficker who was under a firearms prohibition, had been in custody since June 7, 2024 when he was sentenced. Police initially pulled him over because the car he was driving was weaving.
At least it was "harsh" pre trial custody....and not the normal kind everyone else gets. I guess they didn't know he was Indian there?