An Olds man is serving a life sentence with no parole for 10 years for the murder of an acquaintance in Airdrie.
The body of Garland Curtis, 40, was found in his home after a co-worker called police from Fort McMurray. They were worried that he hadn’t arrived for work.
Dustin Piper, 24, was arrested in March on a charge of first-degree murder.
Piper was sentenced after pleading guilty in a Calgary courtroom earlier this week.
He will be restricted from owning firearms for the balance of his life.