Man banned from Prince George at end of sentence on firearms convictions
A man found with a sawed-off rifle and nearly 50 rounds of ammunition in an "open air drug market" in downtown Prince George was sentenced Tuesday to nearly two more years in provincial jail followed by two years probation during which he was banned from the city.
Mounties moved in on suspicion that drug transactions were occurring and arrested Alec and the cab's driver. Police subsequently found a blue backpack tucked behind the passenger seat and in it, they found a .22-calibre rifle with both the barrel and stock sawed down, a magazine holding seven .22-calibre bullets and a soft case holding 42 .22-calibre cartridges. A knife was stored in the mesh on the backpack's exterior.
Alec's criminal record prior to the arrest added up to 111 convictions, of which 29 were for violent offences, 28 were for property-related crimes, 38 were for breaches and seven were firearms related. Defence counsel argued for time served, given not only the Gladue factors but Alec's ongoing heart trouble for which he has a pacemaker and a cancer diagnosis.
In effect, Malfair crafted a sentence that will see Alec serve the remainder of his sentence in a provincial jail and allowing her impose a further two years probation once his time in custody is up.
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