Kalu Solomon pleaded guilty to multiple serious offences, including a gunpoint kidnapping, aggravated assault with a shank on a fellow inmate, and assaults/threats against correctional officers.
The court considered aggravating factors such as his extensive criminal record and institutional misconducts, and mitigating factors including his guilty plea, rehabilitative efforts, strong family support, harsh conditions of custody, and experience of racial slurs.
The Crown sought a global sentence of 8.5 years, while the defence sought a time-served sentence of approximately 6.4 years.
The court imposed a global sentence of 8 years, crediting Solomon with 7 years for pre-sentence custody (including a year of Duncan credit for harsh conditions), resulting in an additional year to serve.
Ancillary orders included a lifetime s. 109 order and a DNA order, plus three years of probation.
