Michael Nehass to undergo assessment for dangerous offender status

A Yukon Supreme Court judge has ordered that Michael Nehass be assessed for dangerous offender or long-term offender status, under the criminal code.

Dangerous offender status could mean Nehass is sentenced to prison for an indefinite period of time.

Nehass has a lengthy and violent criminal record, including convictions for aggravated assault in 2003 and 2010.

Last May, he was convicted of forcible confinement and assault with a weapon. The assessment will be done before he is sentenced for those convictions.

Nehass is applying to have the convictions set aside.