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Brown sentenced to seven years in 2021 death of Sarnia man

Noah Brown has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of 62-year-old Allen Schairer.

Brown was one of two people charged in the homicide investigation after Schairer's body was found in his Devine Street home in January 2021.

The 32-year-old was sentenced in Superior Court on Tuesday. Court staff told Sarnia News Today Brown was credited for time served, leaving two years less a day remaining on his sentence.

A second sentence for a charge of break and enter will be served concurrent to the manslaughter court ruling.

A trial coordinator for the Superior Court of Justice said a DNA order was imposed on both counts and a firearms prohibition was imposed for life.

Meanwhile, 38-year-old Joshua Tomlinson was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder last week. Tomlinson is scheduled to appear in Superior Court on June 14 to set a date for his parole eligibility hearing.

-With files from Stephanie Chaves

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