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Young man sentenced to jail and probation

A St. Albert judge told a young man it was time he took control of his life and turned it around while sentencing him for a brazen theft.

A St. Albert judge told a young man it was time he took control of his life and turned it around while sentencing him for a brazen theft.

Barry William Lloyd pleaded guilty to one count of theft under $5,000 and another count of being unlawfully in a dwelling house earlier this year. Judge Norman Mackie sentenced him to 60 days in jail and two years of probation.

Lloyd was one of three young men who forced their way into a St. Albert home on April 15, 2009. According to the agreed statement of facts submitted to the court, Lloyd, his co-accused and another unidentified man demanded unspecified items they believed the victim had.

Those demands were extended to the man’s roommate when he returned to the house.

While not in the statement of facts, during sentencing it was revealed the trio had weapons.

Lloyd told the court he was carrying a bottle during this encounter, but the third man, who remains unidentified and has never been charged, was apparently carrying a gun.

When the group’s demands were not met, they left with a laptop, iPod, $1,100 cash and some clothing.

Defence lawyer Eileen Crane said Lloyd had faced many challenges and had developmental issues that made it difficult for him to find work.

Crane said he has trouble even understanding the full consequences of his actions.

“He just doesn’t get it.”

Mackie expressed sympathy for the challenges Lloyd faced, but said ultimately the young man would have to stand on his own two feet.

“It doesn’t negate the fact that something has to be done to make sure this young man learns something,” he said. “He has to learn that he is the master of his own life.”

During his two years of probation, Lloyd will have to report regularly to a probation officer and take any recommended counselling.

Mackie consulted with the defence, the Crown and Lloyd’s mother while crafting the specific terms of Lloyd’s probation that would both keep the young man in bounds and give him the supports he needs to succeed.

“Either you are going to be institutionalized or you are going to have to survive on your own.”

Lloyd will also be bound by a curfew and a condition requiring him to abstain from alcohol. He will appear before the court for a review in December.

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