fi Ba. "The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 _ Attempted robbery nets jail, house arrest and probation _ Man uses chair — to fend off youths: By MARGARET SPEIRS _ ONE YOUNG man was : jailed, another is iinder house arrest ‘and a third was given probation for the March 2004 attempted robbery of a local resident. =, The three, who cannot“be named because they were * youths | at the time of the crime, were warned by Provincial court Judge Herman Seidemann III March 29 to take their » Sentences seriously now that they're adults and that they "could face jail time if charged i in the future under the Crimi- ~» Mal. Code. “Seidemana said he believed jail time would've been suit- able for the young defendants but the Youth Criminal Justice _ Act.emphasizes rehabilitation. of the defendant over the de- terrence of others: Defence counsel and the youth probation officer had indi- cated that making a new start in another city would offer the best hope for the first defendant, Seidemann told the court. “Tm prepared to give you that opportunity but it’s impor- arn “tant to recognize that this i is your opportunity and if you fail . ' to take, it, you can expect to Spend time in jail. ” Seidemann, . _ Said. _ Seidemann ‘sentenced the young man to four months to ; be served as a ‘deferred custody sentence, essentially house~ -atrest, followed by one year of probation. It is to be served concurrently with. a previous conviction for assault handed _ down to the young man. The defendant must live at the home of his stepfather” ‘and: ‘obey | the rules of the residence as : put in writing, Seidemann Said.” The defendant was ordered to make reasonable attempts to go to school full time or find work and not be outside his residence from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., except for a medical emer- . gency involving himself or other residents of his home. a “He must complete 15 hours of community work service .° and must-not possess, or consume alcohol or non- “Prescrip- tion drugs. As a condition of his one-year probation order, the de- fendant may not be outside his home from.1! p.m. to 5 a.m. ca° ‘from Sunday to Thursday. and from midnight to'5 a.m. Fri- B day and Saturday... « “Turning his attention’ to the second defendant; Seidemann _& ‘reminded him he was in a lot of trouble... _ o“ If you do not get yourself turned around, your life isn’t - going to be fun to say the least,” he told the 18-year-old. Seidemann sentenced the-young. man to 40 days served: “in custody, followed by 20 days of community supervision with conditions. . <.° A breach of any condition will bring the defendant right 7 back to jail to serve the rest of his sentence, ‘Seidemann told - the court.: ; , He must complete, 15 hours of community service work “within the first four months of his probation, Seidemann said. »