Kelowna repeat offender sentenced in intimate partner violence case
Klayton John Kearns, 46, received concurrent jail terms and court orders after a judge cited his long criminal history and risk of reoffending.
- On Thursday, Justice Lawn sentenced Klayton John Kearns, 46, to 30 months in jail for break-and-enter and six months for assault, to be served concurrently, following an incident involving a former partner in 2024.
- Kearns broke into a residence in Kelowna on April 23, 2024, wielding a screwdriver while confronting his ex-partner after she came outside to speak with him briefly.
- Rejecting the Crown's recommendation for consecutive terms, Lawn calculated the total sentence at 912 days; after applying 362 days of credit for time served, Kearns faces 550 days behind bars.
- With more than 30 criminal convictions, Kearns has a documented history of intimate partner violence; a psychiatric report identified schizophrenia and substance use as indicators of future violent offense risk.
- Along with his prison term, the court issued a DNA order and firearms prohibition, while imposing no-contact orders with the homeowner and neighbor, plus a conditional contact order with his ex-partner.
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Kelowna repeat offender sentenced in intimate partner violence case
A Kelowna man with more than 30 criminal convictions was recently sentenced to more time behind bars stemming from charges related to an incident of intimate partner violence in 2024. Klayton John Kearns, 46, was sentenced May 22 to 30 months in jail for break-and-enter and six months for assault, to be served concurrently, after intentionally breaking into the house where a former partner was staying on April 23, 2024. He was given credit for t…
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