After spending more than a year in jail, Trigg Wilson is a free man.
The 45-year-old member of the Homalco First Nation was released from custody Monday after pleading guilty to arson.
In a joint sentencing agreement between the Crown and the defence, Wilson was given credit for serving 13 months and seven days at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Victoria.
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