A Manitoba man facing 25 charges in Yorkton Provincial Court received his sentence on May 1.
Ryan Wiens, 23, plead guilty to a variety of offenses, including a theft of a cellphone, robbery of a Manitoba Canadian Tire location, uttering threats, breaking and entering a rural home, possession of stolen property, including antiques and a stolen Dodge Caravan, possession of tools to used to break into a home and the theft of a charity mug holding over $100 from the Esterhazy A&W. The Saskatchewan offenses occurred on Feb. 27, while the ones out of Manitoba occurred on May 5, 2018, with the theft of the cellphone, and in December of 2018 for the robbery of the Canadian Tire location, which also involved violence against an employee.
After the total of the charges were added up, Wiens was sentenced to a total of 18 months in prison, minus the equivalent of 96 days spent in remand following his arrest. Following his release, Wiens will also have 18 months of probation.