Guilty plea in Vernon park homicide
VERNON — A man who killed a friend after a disagreement in Vernon’s Polson Park, has been sentenced.
30 year old Tal La Riviere had been charged with second degree murder, but pled guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
He punched and kicked 42 year old Jason Hardy in August 2015 after the two men had a dispute over Hardy’s bank card which the pair had earlier used to withdraw cash to buy drugs.
La Riviere was given a 5 year prison sentence, which means an extra 2 years in prison in addition to the three years he’s already served.