B.C. Man Receives Five-Year Prison Sentence for Killing Off-Duty Abbotsford Police Officer
NELSON, B.C. – A B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer. The incident occurred in July 2020 while the officer was visiting Nelson, B.C. The man, Alex Willness from Castlegar, B.C., was charged about eight months after the altercation that resulted in the death of 55-year-old Constable Allan Young. Young passed away several days after the incident. In addition to his five-year sentence, …