William Bolton at U District, March 19, 2020 (Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP)

By James Peters

Liquor Store Robbery

Kamloops man receives seven years in prison for robbing liquor store, slashing employee

May 25, 2021 | 11:31 AM

KAMLOOPS — A man responsible for a violent liquor store robbery near Thompson Rivers University last year has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

William Bolton pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated assault in the March 19, 2020 incident at U District Liquor Store on McGill Road.

An employee of the liquor store was seriously injured in the attack when Bolton slashed him with a knife.

At the time, Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay noted the robbery “involved a disturbing level of unprovoked and unnecessary violence. From the moment RCMP were engaged, it was a priority case to resolve.”

Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP

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Bolton was initially charged with attempted murder, but that charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated assault.

In B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday (May 25), Bolton received a seven-year sentence for robbery and a concurrent four-year sentence for aggravated assault. Accounting for time in custody prior to the trial, Bolton will serve about five-and-a-quarter years behind bars.