By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A 39-year-old woman caught shoplifting from four different Prince George retailers in a six-month period in 2023 received a 30-day conditional sentence in provincial court on Thursday, Jan. 23. Amanda Blaine Ketlo pleaded guilty to three counts of theft under $5,000, failure to appear in court, breach of a release order and personation with intent to avoid arrest. Judge Cassandra Malfair ordered Ketlo to spend the 30 days under house arrest, with allowance to leave temporarily for employment and medical care. Ketlo also faces 12 months on probation. Crown sought a 39-day jail sentence, reduced to 21 days after factoring credit for time served. Defence proposed time served plus the 30-day conditional sentence. Malfair said Ketlo, prior to her 2023 offences, had a…
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