The day before his 28th birthday, Evan Garrow received a curious birthday gift in the form of a 400-day prison sentence for an armed robbery he committed nearly 2 1/2 years ago.
Garrow was sentenced in Estevan Provincial Court by Judge Lane Wiegers on April 24 for charges in relation to the robbery of the Royal Heights Esso on Nov. 23, 2015.
Garrow pleaded guilty to theft with a weapon, having his face masked while committing an indictable offence, and intimidation of a witness. The intimidation of a witness charge is unrelated to the armed robbery charges he was facing.
He had already served 160 days in custody, and was given credit for 240 days, at a ratio of 1 1/2 to 1.
Wiegers imposed a sentence of another 250 days in jail for the theft with a weapon charge and a concurrent 250-day sentence for the use of a mask charge. An additional 150 days will be served consecutively for intimidation of a witness.
