The 19-year-old offender pled guilty to possessing a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and failing to comply with a release order.
The court considered the serious aggravating factors of carrying a loaded handgun in public and showing it to young girls, alongside mitigating factors including his youth, guilty plea, and the impact of anti-Black racism and trauma as detailed in a Pre-Sentence Report.
Accepting a joint submission, the court sentenced the offender to 3 years in custody minus enhanced pre-sentence credit, followed by 2 years of probation.
