A teenager from Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation received the maximum allowable youth sentence in a Regina court on Friday after pleading guilty to four counts of manslaughter. The three-year sentence means he will spend fewer years behind bars than the number of victims whose deaths his actions contributed to on February 4, 2025.
Victim Impact Statements Highlight Pain
Pain and loss were on full display as victim impact statements were read into the record at Regina provincial court. The teen, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was originally charged with murder but pleaded guilty to lesser manslaughter offences in relation to a quadruple homicide on CTK First Nation, approximately 80 kilometres east of Regina.
Role in the Incident
According to facts previously entered, the teen supplied the firearms used to shoot and kill the victims but was not the shooter himself. The teen reportedly had no plans to kill anyone and believed he and two other teens were going to retrieve stolen property. The victims were identified as Tracey Hotomani, 34; Sheldon Quewezance, 44; Shauna Fay, 47; and Terry Jack, 51.
Sentence Details
The three-year sentence, accepted and imposed by Judge James Korpan, was jointly suggested by Crown and defence lawyers. Crown prosecutor Adam Breker stated, "The gravity of his actions cannot be overstated," and acknowledged that the sentence, despite being the maximum, "no doubt sounds awfully short in light of what happened." However, Breker expressed hope that the sentence would lead to positive outcomes.
The specialized penalty, known as an Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision (IRCS) sentence, means the teen will spend two years in custody and one year under supervision in the community. Such sentences are only available to youth offenders and focus on rehabilitation by connecting the convicted youth with specialized programming and services.
Background
The teen was 15 years old when he was arrested alongside an 18-year-old man on February 18, 2025. Both were charged with four counts of first-degree murder. A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with the same four counts on December 10, 2025, as well as one count of attempted murder. The teen sentenced Friday has been in custody since his arrest, and no time was deducted from his sentence as credit for time on remand.
During the sentencing, a large number of people who lost loved ones read victim impact statements into the court record. Prosecutor Patrick Malone relayed the sentiments of some who were not present, while others simply filed statements on the court record. Some affected by the killings may have chosen not to make a statement or may not have been emotionally able to do so.
