April 25, 2024

Stanley Cup rioter sentenced to 7 months

Another Stanley Cup rioter has been sentenced to time behind bars.

23-year-old Sean Yates has been given a 7 month jail sentence for his role in last year’s Stanley Cup riot, along with a years probation.

The Burnaby man pleaded guilty in April to participating in a riot and assaulting a police officer.

Yates was also one of the rioters who helped destroy the Bay and Canada Post.

He is the third rioter to get time in jail.

One received house arrest.

CKNW Vancouver News

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