Steven Seagal has received a life sentance (25 years), without probabtion, for his involvement in the shooting and killing of three people at a Downtown pub in early April, 2009.Steven Seagal, 58, of Lansing, Michigan plead guilty this morning to three counts of first degree murder, concluding a long trial that has spanned more than three months. It took the jury 15 minutes to delibertae before announcing the guilty verdict.
"I accept the courts ruling but obviously I am upset with my actions," said Seagal. " I will now go through the process of leaving my family and spending my life behind bars where I belong."
The shooting errupted at Prohibition Pub, located on 11026 Jasper Avenue Northwest, at around two o'clock in the morning on Tuesday April 1, 2009.
Seagal and his friends were drinking at the club when an arguement erupted between him and two other men over one of the men's girlfriend, court heard. The arguement was settled by the club bouncers and Seagal was tossed from the club at around one a.m.
Seagal then waited out in a back alley where the group of men parked their car, court heard. Seagal came out from behind a dumpster and fired seven shots in total, two for each person and one extra for the girlfriend.
Matt White, a local student, was at Prohibition that night and was in the parking lot when the shooting went down. He told the court what he saw.
"I saw Seagal come out from behind the dumpster with a wild look in his eyes," White told the court. "I think he was high on PCP or something, maybe he thought he was in one of his movies.'
While police could not confirm the link between Seagal and any hallucinogens, he was however extremely intoxicated. His blood aclcohol level was 0.16%.
Seagal will be transfered from the Edmonton Remand Centre to the Edmonton Max Institution later this week.
***events are fabricated***
Prohibtion Pub joins the list of many pubs/ nightclubs located on Jasper Ave that has had problems with violence. The police introduced live cameras to deter the public from committing violent crimes. Jasper Ave is known for its dangerous late nights and has given Edmonton the reputation as Canada's most dangerous city", per capita. In 2004, Stats Canada listed Edmonton as having the highest homicide rating at 4.3 per 100,000 people. Stats like these have given Edmonton the nickname, "Stabmonton." or " Deadmonton". Having worked downtown myself I have seen just how bad it has gotten. The police are on the streets almost every night, not just weekends. Located on 110 street, it's not far from Edmontons historic St. Jospeh's Basilica Church (located on 113th). It is also surronded by other bars/ clubs, hotels and a number of other various restaurants and buisnesses. For a Google street view of the area click this link.
Picture of Jasper Ave taken from Flickr: Username:Nelson-77
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