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Bulkley Valley court docket: May 12-17, 2023

Sentences for offences committed in Smithers, Houston, Burns Lake, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and areas
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- Martin Shawn Bakker (born 1989) was sentenced to one year probation for assault, committed in Houston. 

- David George Wesley (born 2005) was sentenced to time served for two counts of theft $5,000 or under and two counts of breaching release orders, all committed in Smithers. Wesley was in custody for 61 days prior to sentencing.

- Karlene Deanna Wilson (born 1991) was sentenced to time served for breaching a release order, committed in Burns Lake. Wilson was in custody for one day prior to sentencing.

- Leith Zoey Erin Friesen (born 1997) was sentenced to one year probaiton for theft $5,000 or under, committed in Vanderhoof.

- Clifford William Dick (born 1990) was sentenced to 30 months in jail for making or publishing child pornography, committed in Prince George, and to one year in jail for possessing child pornography, committed in Vanderhoof. Dick was also named to the national sexual offender registry for 10 years, issued a 10-year firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample.