The 19-year-old agreed with that assessment. Yes, your honour, I agree to go to adult, he told the judge, who ordered that his sentence would be served at an adult facility.
Shelley Briem, the victim s mother, who lives in Thompson, said the day before the placement hearing that she was glad Judge Redhead had imposed an adult sentence on the 19-year-old man, meaning that he faces life imprisonment with no chance of parole for seven years dating from April 7, 2009, when he was arrested, charged with second-degree murder and placed in custody. These juveniles who are killing, let them know that there is a harsh sentence out there, said Briem, who is still having difficulty dealing with her son s murder. So all the other young up-and-comer murderers know that they can be put away for awhile.