A man has been sentenced to jail time less than two weeks after a stabbing in northern B.C. Fort Nelson resident Ross Capot-Blanc pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and was sentenced to 345 days in jail, after credit for pre-sentence custody, the Northern Rockies RCMP detachment said in a news release Friday. The sentence stems from an incident that occurred around 2 a.m. on Aug. 22. Shortly after that time, police said, officers were called to a home on Dene Etene Road for a report of a stabbing. Capot-Blanc was identified as the suspect and charged, and he turned himself in “days later,” according to Mounties. Online court records indicate the charges were sworn on Aug. 24. Capot-Blanc, who was born in 1980, entered his guilty plea and received his sentence on Sept. 2 in Williams Lake provincial court. A second charge of uttering threats was stayed, according to court records, which indicate Capot-Blanc’s jail time will be followed by an 18-month probation term. “The Northern Rockies RCMP recognize the importance of keeping the public informed of significant court outcomes that stem from police investigations,” said Sgt. Christian Drabosenig, in the release. “We also wish to thank members of the public and our community partners for any information and assistance they provided throughout this investigation.”
