Wesyley Naytowhow and Ashley Badger were sentenced on Aug. 9th at Prince Albert Provincial Court. (Submitted/ RCMP)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Home invasion and car theft at Sturgeon Lake First Nation results in jail sentence

Aug 18, 2021 | 1:40 PM

The two people responsible for a stabbing and car theft last year on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation have changed their pleas and with that, avoided the possibility of receiving stiffer sentences at a trial.

Wesley Naytowhow, 39, entered guilty pleas to a number of charges including assault, entering a dwelling without lawful excuse, and theft over $5,000. For these charges, he received a two year jail sentence and 12 months probation.

Ashley Badger, 32, also pled guilty to theft over $5,000, as well as failure to comply with a prior release order to keep the peace. She received a 12 month suspended sentence, meaning as long as she obeys her conditions, she can serve her sentence outside of jail.

The court case dates back to Dec. 17, 2020. At the time, police indicated two people, a man and a woman, drove to a home on the reserve in a white Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

Armed with a knife, Naytowhow entered the home and stabbed the victim while Badger waited outside in the vehicle. After the assault, Naytowhow then stole the vehicle parked outside—a white Chevrolet Impala and fled the scene. Badger followed in the Monte Carlo.

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The victim was taken to Saskatoon hospital by air ambulance for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and later released.

Nayotowhow was arrested three days later near Little Red River First Nation, and Badger was located by police on Jan. 14 during a traffic stop on Hwy 2 north.

Both Naytowhow and Badger entered not guilty pleas at a hearing in March, and were originally scheduled to face trial on Aug. 9. By entering guilty pleas instead, they have also saved the victim from having to testify.

The conditions of Badger’s suspended sentence include living at an approved residence on the reserve, participate in assessments for anger management, and having no contact with Naytowhow or the victims.

Naytowhow was granted 348 days credit for time spent in remand and has 381 days left to serve. In addition to his sentence and probation, he also received a lifetime firearm prohibition, and was ordered to pay $515 in restitution.

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