Teen gets conditional sentence for shooting goose in Picton, Ont., cemetery

PICTON, Ont. - A man who fatally shot a goose at a Picton, Ont., cemetery earlier this year has been handed a six-month conditional sentence.

Nineteen-year-old Kolby Embury of Picton -- who pleaded guilty on Sept. 10 to killing animals other than cattle -- will serve three months house arrest, was ordered to pay $1,750 restitution, and perform 100 hours of community service.

Embury and a 17-year-old Picton boy were arrested by provincial police after a female Chinese swan goose was killed in a pond at Glenwood Cemetery on March 21.

The incident caused an outpouring of anger in the community, because the goose, and its mate, had been popular with many local residents.

Another female Chinese swan goose was found for the male goose last summer, and it was transferred to the cemetery.

The 17-year-old, who is charged with killing animals other than cattle and possession of a dangerous weapon, is to appear in court next Monday.