A Drumheller man has been sentenced to six months after pleading guilty to weapons charges and several breaches.
William Pickering, appeared in provincial court in Drumheller on Friday, October 22 to enter his pleas.
Pickering was charged after another man complained he had been assaulted and reported weapons and firearms.
Drumheller RCMP obtained a search warrant, and with the help of an emergency response team and the RCMP dog unit, on December 11, 2020, executed the warrant on a property in Newcastle. There was a heavy police presence in the neighbourhood during the operation.
It was resolved without incident.
Pickering pleaded guilty to unauthorized possession of a firearm, a breach of conditions for being in possession of a firearm, careless storage of a firearm, a breach of house arrest, uttering threats, and taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.
He was sentenced to a global disposition of six months. He was given credit for 138 days of pre-trial custody, leaving 42 days remaining on his sentence. He was also prohibited from owning a firearm for five years.
