A man will return to court June 25 for sentencing after pleading guilty to two firearms charges in Prince George provincial court.
Garnet Alexander Izony, born in 1991, pleaded guilty March 26 before Judge Michael Brecknell to possessing a loaded, prohibited or restricted firearm and possessing a firearm while prohibited from doing so.
Court heard that Izony was arrested Aug. 10, 2024 in downtown Prince George. Two RCMP officers on patrol observed a male riding a BMX bike who failed to stop at a stop sign at Sixth Avenue and George Street.
The man gave them a name and date of birth which did not match the police database.
The officers did not believe he was telling them his real name, due to hesitation and evasiveness while he was answering. They arrested him for obstruction, searched his backpack and located a hatchet and a sawed-off semiautomatic rifle modified to resemble a shotgun. They also found two banana clip magazines taped to each other for quick reloading.
Court also heard that Izony was sentenced in September 2018 for multiple offences and given a 10-year ban on possessing firearms. In February 2022, a judge gave him a conditional sentence order that would have expired at the end of last August. That order included conditions banning him from possessing weapons and knives.
