A Regina man convicted in a violent robbery spree in the city has been declared a long-term offender.
On Friday, Queen’s Bench Justice Guy Chicoine sentenced Joseph Manitopyes to 10 years in a federal penitentiary, after accepting a joint submission from Crown and defence lawyers.
With credit for time already spent in custody, Manitopyes has five years and seven months left to serve. When he’s released, he will be under a long-term supervision order in the community for 10 years.
Manitopyes, 29, and Marcel Pelletier, 31, were both convicted of several offences in connection with a string of robberies in Regina in September 2010.
In a couple of the incidents, a pair of men approached two women in separate grocery store parking lots, and one of the women was struck in the head with a metal object.
She suffered serious injuries that required stitches, and the court was told she will likely bear the emotional scars for the rest of her life.
The two men also robbed a restaurant, along with one of the customers inside.
In March, Chicoine declared Pelletier a long-term offender and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, followed by a 10-year long-term supervision order.
