Teen convicted of manslaughter being released from custody soon
The youth sent to record a planned assault that killed Terry Pringle will be released from custody next month.
Following his release from the Brookside Youth Centre, the 18-year-old will be subject to four months of supervised custody in the community.
On Monday, Justice Esther Rosenberg set the conditions that the teen will have to follow. Rosenberg acknowledged the teen’s hard work in custody since his arrest in November 2016.
“We want you continue to pursue your goals,” Rosenberg said.
The youth, whose name cannot be published, pleaded guilty to manslaughter about a year after Pringle was found dead in his Stewart Street basement apartment on Nov. 26, 2016. He died of blunt force trauma to the head and chest.
The youth was part of Samantha Hall’s plan to send a warning to Pringle. She wanted Pringle beaten up because he was allegedly telling people she was dealing drugs.
In August of last year, Hall pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bodily harm. She was released from custody last week and is on probation for three years.
The youth will be on conditions to keep the peace, take counselling, not consume or possess illicit drugs or alcohol and obey a curfew between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
His parents were in court on Monday and informed the judge that the youth has been accepted to college.
“You should be very proud of yourself,” Rosenberg said.
Pringle’s parents Bev and Ralph Kingston were also in court and were happy to hear about the teen’s progress. Before his sentencing in November, the youth apologized to the Pringle’s parents.
“That means a lot to us,” Ralph said at the time of the apology.
The youth ensured Rosenberg he understood the consequences of not following the court conditions, which could included possible jail time as an adult.
Christopher Bolton, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bodily harm for his role in Pringle’s killing, was sentenced to more than two years in jail last November. After time served, he was left with 9 1/2 months more jail time and his release in scheduled for this summer.
Another youth, who can’t be named, will be sentenced Friday. The youth was tried for murder but was found guilty of manslaughter by Justice Stuart Konyer at the start of the year.