The offender pleaded guilty to possessing a loaded restricted firearm, breaching a lifetime weapons prohibition, and absconding prior to sentencing by cutting off his GPS ankle monitor.
The court considered the offender's disadvantaged background, the impact of anti-Black racism, and his ongoing health issues from a prior shooting as mitigating factors.
Emphasizing denunciation and deterrence, the court imposed a global sentence of 6.5 years imprisonment, reduced to a net sentence of approximately 5 years and 10 months after credit for pre-sentence custody.
