A man found walking away from the scene of a single-vehicle rollover with a gun in his possession was sentenced Friday to two years and a day in jail.
Dezmon Levi Owens, born 1995, received two consecutive nine-month sentences in provincial court on counts of carrying a prohibited weapon and possessing a firearm contrary to an order.
The outcome stems from an arrest on the evening of March 10 when police were called to the corner of Highway 16 West and Davis Road.
Witnesses told police a man had left the vehicle and walked away with what appeared to be a firearm in his possession. Owens was apprehended a short distance away.
Owens was also prohibited from driving for a year, issued a lifetime firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample. Owens was under a three-year driving prohibition and a 10-year firearms prohibition at the time of the arrest.
Owens was also sentenced to three months in jail for uttering threats, stemming from a September 2023 incident in Prince George, and three months for two counts of theft $5,000 and under, from a pair of August 2023 incidents in Quesnel.
He had remained in custody since his most recent arrest, adding up to 117 days. It will be the longest term Owens is to serve behind bars, court records indicate.
Correction: The original version of this story contained inaccurate sentencing information. We have updated it and apologize for the error.
