Overview
- Cheyanne Metatawabin pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death in the March 2023 shooting of Levi Jordan Brown in London, Ontario.
- She was released on bail pending her sentencing hearing scheduled for June 4, 2025, after serving over three years in pre-trial custody with enhanced credit.
- Both Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers are pursuing a time-served sentence with probation, despite a mandatory minimum of four years for the offence.
- The court adjourned the sentencing hearing to explore legal options that might bypass the mandatory minimum sentence requirements.
- An agreed statement of facts revealed that Brown urged Metatawabin to pull the trigger, with uncertainty surrounding whether the gun was real or loaded.