The co-accused in a robbery on Mosquito First Nation on Jan. 6 has entered a guilty plea in connection to the case.
Jamieson Wahobin has pled guilty to being the occupant of a motor vehicle in which the person knows there is a prohibited weapon.
Wahobin was sentenced by Judge Bruce Bauer to 267 days credited time served, followed by nine months probation. A firearms prohibition of seven years and a DNA order were also made. A surcharge of $200 was also imposed.
The weapon was a sawed-off shotgun placed in the trunk of a vehicle that Wahobin had travelled in along with Marty Moccasin, the other man charged in the case.
According to the facts outlined in court Tuesday, Moccasin then pulled the shotgun out of the vehicle and used it to fire shots in a robbery that transpired near Mosquito School on the morning of Jan. 6.
A second vehicle was then stolen from the scene. A high-speed chase ensued to Battleford, where both Moccasin and Wahobin fled the vehicle and hid in a house on 33rd Street before being arrested. Police recovered both the sawed-off shotgun and a rifle from the stolen vehicle.
Moccasin was convicted of the most serious charges. He was found guilty of robbery with a firearm and six other counts following a trial conducted in provincial court in May. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 24.
Wahobin was scheduled for trial Tuesday on the robbery with a firearm count, but counsel agreed to the plea deal. According to the defence, Wahobin was described as having been “caught up with the wrong people and caught up with the wrong situation.”
