Man convicted for his role in Mayerthorpe RCMP shootings granted day parole

A man convicted for his role in the shooting deaths of four Alberta Mounties in Mayerthorpe nine years ago says the killings will bother him for the rest of his life.
Shawn Hennessey told the National Parole Board today that he wants to honour the memory of the four officers by proving he has turned his life around.
The board granted the 36-year-old day parole today, saying it believed he has taken responsibility for his actions and shown empathy for his victims
Hennessey and his brother-in-law, Dennis Cheeseman, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for giving James Roszko a rifle and a ride to Roszko’s farm near Mayerthorpe in 2005.
Constables Peter Schiemann, Anthony Gordon, Brock Myrol and Leo Johnston were then ambushed and killed by Roszko as they guarded a Quonset hut.
Hennessey was sentenced in 2009 to 10 years and four months for his role in the crime.
Cheeseman was handed seven years and two months.
Cheeseman was granted statutory release late last year after serving two-thirds of his sentence, but he was re-arrested last month for having prescription drugs that were not in his name.

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