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Man Who Fired Rubber Ammunition at Intruder at Nanaimo Business Sentenced

  • A caretaker at a Nanaimo business was sentenced after firing a shotgun with rubber ammunition at an intruder on January 1, 2024.
  • Jeffrey Andrew Benvin received two years of house arrest with a curfew and additional conditions, as decided by Justice Douglas Thompson.
  • The injured intruder suffered life-threatening injuries and admitted to using illicit substances prior to the incident.
  • Benvin's defense counsel argued he had a mistaken belief that the rubber bullets would not cause serious harm.
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Man who fired rubber ammunition at intruder at Nanaimo business sentenced

Jeffrey Andrew Benvin sentenced to house arrest after pleading guilty in relation to 2024 incident

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Nanaimo property caretaker awaits sentencing for New Year’s Day shooting involving rubber bullets

NANAIMO - A local man is awaiting his sentence for shooting another man multiple times at a south-end disposal...

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