Brayden Bushby leaves the Thunder Bay courthouse in an undated photo.
Brayden Bushby is back in prison after his parole was revoked following a hearing before a panel at the Parole Board of Canada.
Bushby is serving an eight year sentence for manslaughter in relation to the death of Barbara Kentner. In January 2017, Bushby threw a trailer hitch out of moving car that hit Kentner who was walking down the street with her sister.
She died in July as a result of her injuries.
According to the parole board documents, Bushby yelled either “I got one”, or “I hit one” after he threw the hitch. He was arrested “several” days later after three people in the car came forward to police.
After serving two years of his sentence, Bushby was granted day parole in August 2023.
But in a recent review by the parole board, Bushby’s parole supervisor recommended that he go back to prison.
“You had not been participating in your online AA [Alcoholics Anonymous] appointments as much as you feel you should have and appeared to have decreasing motivation towards attending in person meetings,” the parole board said in a review of Bushby’s parole case. “It is also noted that you have been associating with a female who is known to police and involved in the drug subculture. When you began to associate with her, you advised you were in a romantic relationship and you were aware of her drug use.
“You stated you wanted to help her get out of a previously toxic relationship and felt you could help her situation.”
According to the parole board documents, Bushby also got a “new tattoo” while on parole of a Confederate Flag “which is widely considered to be associated with racist ideologies.”
“You claimed that you did not know what the tattoo artist was doing until it was complete,” the board said.
Bushby thought questions by the parole board about him getting “a confederate tattoo completed” on his chest while on day parole, were “irrelevant.”
In its written decision, the parole board wrote Bushby’s response “demonstrates little insight into your actions regarding the link to your offence and the beliefs associated with this type of flag.”
The parole board said in its written decision that on March 24, 2024, Bushby was charged with failing to remain at the scene of a collision after he backed into a car with two people in it. Those people later identified Bushby by a “photo line up.” The board said Bushby didn’t notify his “case management team” about the collision or the police.
“You are also a suspect currently in a stolen vehicle investigation however, no charges have been laid and at this point you remain a suspect,” the parole board said. “When confronted with all of the above concerns, you presented with a concerning apathetic attitude. You appear to lack appreciation for the seriousness of your position as someone who is serving a sentence for Manslaughter conditionally in the community while on day parole.”
According to the board, on April 20, police notified the National Monitoring Centre and reported that Bushby had been pulled over for a traffic stop.
“You appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and police advised that you failed a breathalyzer test,” the parole documents said. “You were cooperative with police. You admitted that you had “consumed some beers” at work. It is noted that you were in the company of a female with whom you had previously associated with and had been under direction of your CMT to not have contact with.”
The parole board noted that Bushby’s chances of “reintegration was high” and that he was engaged in his most recent correctional plan but that he continues to “struggle with poor/impulsive decision making.”
“It is the CMT’s opinion that you were not ready for day parole and further programming and incarceration is necessary to manage your risk on your next conditional release.”
Bushby can apply for parole in 2025.
