Leroy Daniels was sentenced Monday at Prince Albert Provincial Court. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Man receives 6.5 year prison sentence for armed robberies

Jun 7, 2021 | 5:00 PM

Prior to sentencing a man to six-and-a-half years in prison, a Prince Albert judge told the courtroom the trauma inflicted upon residential school students is trickling down on their children and grandchildren.

Leroy Daniels, 25, appeared by video Monday morning at Prince Alber Provincial Court and was sentenced for his role in a pair of armed robberies last year. He entered guilty pleas to a number of different weapons related offences.

The first incident took place in January, 2020, at a northside liquor store. Daniels and his female accomplice entered the business wearing masks, and left with $1,500 from the till as well as a number of packages of cigarettes. Daniels, holding a rifle, threatened to shoot the store employee.

Two months later, Daniels walked up to a residence in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland and stole a truck. But not before pointing an imitation gun at the owner and threatening to shoot her.

Police later stopped the vehicle near Little Red Reserve, and Daniels was arrested after attempting to flee on foot.

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Daniels admitted to being “heavily intoxicated” during both incidents, and according to his lawyer Christopher Koban, was stealing as a means to pay for his drug addiction.

Koban also outlined Daniels’ troubling background, which included absent parents, being moved to a number of different group homes, which included years of physical abuse.

“On occasion he would be locked in a bedroom where the foster parents had taken out the light bulb, forcing him to sit locked in a room in the dark,” Koban said.

While noting the seriousness of the charges, Judge M. McAuley said it’s important to acknowledge the circumstances that played a role in making Daniels the person he was. As per evidence heard in court, one of those factors was being exposed as a child to severe domestic abuse between parents, who attended residential schools and turned to alcohol as a means to cope.

“It’s sad that Mr. Daniels was raised in that environment but it’s also sad that there’s other victims coming out of that as well,” McAuley said.

In addition to the lengthy prison sentence, Daniels will be prohibited from owning or possessing a gun for life. He was also given a significant period of remand credit, leaving him with roughly four years and seven months left to serve.

At the conclusion of Monday’s hearing, McAuley turned to Daniels and encouraged him to seek out help, get the counseling he needed, and take back his life by making healthier choices.

“I am hoping one day it does register and all the bad experiences from the past, you actually turn that right around. It’s not too late but no one can do it for you,” she said.

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