North Battleford Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Schmidt welcomed the stiff sentence.
“The Court imposed a significant sentence today and the decision highlights the struggle that Loon Lake had with respect to gang activity,” said Schmidt after the sentence hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench on March 12.
“The decision highlights the serious risk Mr. Dillon’s actions posed for the communities in and around Loon Lake, but also for the RCMP officers whose job it was to stop him,” added Schmidt.
“The Court highlighted the professionalism the officers showed here. As I said in my submissions to the Court, the bravery that these officers demonstrated is what we mean when we try to teach our children about what it means to be brave. It was appropriate that the officers’ actions, and the impact that this offence had on them, was recognized by the Court.”