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Okanagan judge opts for rehabilitation in 18-month conditional sentence
Judge Ferbey said Baptiste’s progress in recovery outweighed his record, and he ordered house arrest with electronic monitoring, then 18 months of probation.
- On Monday, Derek Ryan Baptiste received an 18-month conditional sentence at Penticton Provincial Court for five separate cases, allowing him to continue rehabilitative efforts under house arrest.
- Baptiste pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching probation, two vehicle thefts, and two counts of theft under $5,000, stemming from incidents involving stolen alcohol and vehicles left with keys inside.
- Although the Crown sought 26 months in prison citing 75 past convictions, Judge Isaac Ferbey acknowledged Baptiste's struggles with ADHD, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder, and childhood trauma from residential school survivors.
- Baptiste remains in the Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association's Night and Day Recovery program, which confirmed space for his continued treatment and rehabilitation efforts.
- Under the conditional sentence, Baptiste faces 18 months of house arrest with electronic monitoring, followed by 18 months of probation, with conditions barring substance use and requiring continued programming.
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