Teen who lied to police after Tyson MacDonald’s death sentenced to 2 more months in custody [Video]

A teenager who pleaded guilty to misleading police after 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald disappeared in eastern P.E.I. in mid-December, sparking a huge search before his body was found, has been sentenced to two more months in youth jail plus 30 days of community supervision.

The teen has already been in custody for four months at the Provincial Correctional Centre near Charlottetown, where he has been housed apart from other inmates. He pleaded guilty in February to public mischief through misleading police and obstruction of justice. 

“It is not just the dollar cost of the resources expended, it is the human cost, the people who diligently searched,” Provincial Court Judge Nancy Orr said, describing the misdirected hunt for MacDonald that the teen’s lies set in motion, eventually including scores of civilians as well as 60 police officers, dog teams, aircraft and drones scouring eastern P.E.I.

“It is the toll on the community, the shattered trust… Those are the factors that …