A man well known to police and the courts in Prince George has been banned from the city for his role in the violent robbery of a couple at a local motel.
Once he has finished the 100 days left on his jail sentence, Kyler Richard Aubichon, 24, is barred from getting any closer than 50 kilometres of Prince George during the two years probation he must also serve.
It was among the terms issued Tuesday after Aubichon and co-accused Kyler Gregory Thomas Stevens, 24, pleaded guilty to robbery and assault with a weapon from the Dec. 22, 2018 incident in which a man and a woman were left with significant injuries.
The court heard that the two launched their attack after they had been invited into the motel room in order to placate the front desk, who had threatened to call police because of the noise they and some others were making.
Once inside, the pair demanded drugs from the couple and when told there were none, went after the man and woman with a hammer, crowbar and the butt end of a gun before the culprits made off with various items including cellphones.
By pinging the phones and checking images from the motel's video camera, police were able to track the two to a 2600-block Quince Street home where they found the two inside with the stolen items.
Aubichon has lived in the Veterans Land Administration neighbourhood for much of his life, the court was told, and over that time has fallen into a "gang lifestyle," that has seen him accumulate an extensive criminal record, particularly for drug-related offences.
In contrast to the time he has lived in Prince George, it was noted that Aubichon had stayed out of trouble for the four to five months he had lived in the Kamloops area before returning to this city and then committing the crime.
In all, Aubichon, who had remained in custody since his arrest, was sentenced to 21 months in jail and two years probation. He also received credit of 530 days for time served prior to sentencing, leaving him with 100 days to go on the jail portion of his sentence.
The term came in the form of a joint submission from Crown and defence counsels, largely in response to the victims' reluctance to testify at a trial.
Counsel also argued for the same sentence for Stevens, but provincial court judge Cassandra Malfair raised concern that it may be too light given his record of violent and weapons-related offences. A decision was reserved to a later date following further submissions from counsel.
