That jubilee shooting

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday for opening fire on police officers who were executing a search warrant at his home, leaving three injured.

Daniell Anderson, 24, was not given any credit for pre-trial custody, but will be eligible for parole after serving one-third of his sentence.

The Crown had been seeking a 20-year sentence and a requirement that Anderson serve at least half before he can apply for early release. Queen's Bench Justice Doug Abra called their position ``excessive.''

Abra also said Anderson's request for a seven-year sentence was too lenient.

Anderson was found guilty last year of attempting to kill Const. Donald Murray and discharging a firearm with intent to injure Const. Curtis Penner. He was not found guilty of trying to kill Penner. A third officer - Const. Jeremy Cull - was injured after a police bullet ricocheted and hit him.

The officers were attacked while executing a search warrant at Anderson's home in December 2006. Anderson claimed he was acting in self-defence because he mistakenly believed armed intruders were coming after him. He said he was stunned to later learn the victims were police officers.

Several officers involved in the raid testified they repeatedly identified themselves upon entering the home. But Anderson told court he never heard the warnings because he had a loud movie playing on surround sound, and his ears were ringing from the initial shotgun blasts.

Anderson now has 30 days to file an appeal of his conviction and/or sentence.

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Miz point wrote:And what of the cop who was drunk and smashed into that woman killing her......should he be up for execution too?

Miz point wrote:Interesting......I have mixed feelings regarding capital punishment.......

grumpy old man wrote:Seems like a reasonable sentence. Not a slap on the wrist. And since dude spent very little time in custody he'll spend a goodly chunk of his sentence.

Deank wrote:"With technology today...they could just put cameras on the officers themselves...and then they can record wherever the officer goes and what happens when he gets there."

I agree.. but we gotta think baby steps

and as to recording.. make it all digital and always on.. its not like cops first thing to remember when attempting to stop a criminal should be... turn the camera/mike on. In the times they forget, a$$hole judges would very quickly start using that as a reason to let the guy go scotfree.

grumpy old man wrote:Why would anybody inside have it out for him? You'd think he'd be their hero?

Goth_chic wrote:Doing my best Alex/Hayley/Colm impersonation..."please provide a link Deank"!!!

Freeman wrote:I think that he just looks like a powder puff, and he won't have Mommy and Daddy looking out for him.