22-06-2018 03:08 via edmontonjournal.com

Judge hands biker 12-year sentence in attempted murder case

A biker convicted of attempted murder for shooting his steroid dealer in the face was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday.
Jason Richard Neilson was convicted of attempted murder and weapons charges earlier this month after Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Douglas Mah rejected his argument that it was self-defence when he shot Adam Abumeita on Aug. 19, 2016.
During the trial, court heard evidence from both Neilson and Abumeita about what happened prior to Abumeita getting shot in his ca
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