Michael Potestio, Local Journalism Initiative William Bolton May 25, 2021 - 1:36 PM A 34-year-old Kamloops man who slashed a liquor store clerk with a knife, cutting his head and arm, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Last November, William Bolton pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault and robbery in connection with a March 19, 2020, incident at the U-District Liquor Store, across from Thompson Rivers University. On Tuesday, May 25, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Dennis Hori handed Bolton a seven-year sentence for robbery and a concurrent four-year sentence for aggravated assault. When factoring in his 14 months spent in pre-trial custody — with 1.5 days’ credit for each day — Bolton has 5.5 years left in his sentence