Dwight Walton sentenced to one year in prison for threatening to kill someone, citing past manslaughter conviction.

Dwight Ronald Walton, 29, of Six Nations, was sentenced to one year in prison and two years of probation for threatening to kill another person, referencing his 2016 manslaughter conviction in the death of 16-year-old Ashton VanEvery. The threat, made in May 2025, involved claiming he would “pop” the victim in the head for $20, echoing the earlier incident over a small debt. Walton, already serving time for the prior conviction and previously returned to prison in 2024 for attempting to corrupt a witness, violated probation by leaving his home and discarding his ankle monitor, leading to a search where a knife was found. The court acknowledged his traumatic upbringing but emphasized personal responsibility, accepting his apology and ordering 98 additional days in custody, with strict probation and a ban on contacting the victim.