BC crossbow killer handed 5-year prison sentence for 2022 murder of homeless camper

A B.C. man who used a crossbow in a killing in Langley two years ago has been sentenced to five years in prison. Jason Robert William Griffiths was originally charged with second-degree murder in the March 29, 2022 killing of 29-year-old Nicholas Ball. At trial, Justice Michael Tammen found him guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter. The court heard that Ball was shot in the heart with a crossbow bolt following an argument with Griffiths, who was homeless and camping in a vacant lot. At trial, the court heard Ball had sent Griffiths hostile and threatening texts before Griffiths shot him during a confrontation. Justice Tammen rejected Griffiths’ argument the killing was in self-defence, ruling his actions weren’t reasonable. Global's Kristen Robinson reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10818586/bc-crossbow-killing-sentence Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNew #crime #bc #crossbowshooting