Wade William Fleury pleaded guilty Nov. 21 in Prince George Provincial Court to possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
A security guard at Parkwood Place in Prince George reported 1996-born Fleury to RCMP around 9:11 a.m. Oct. 2, 2023 after an altercation with the man, who was described as five-foot-seven, wearing a black hoodie, baseball cap, grey pants and backpack.
“A man later identified as Mr. Fleury had held a knife in a threatening manner toward his coworker’s… stomach,” Crown counsel Kristina King told the court.
The officer who attended the scene found the man matching the description in the mall parking lot and was placed under arrest at gunpoint.
“At that time, though, Mr. Fleury was compliant with direction, he was arrested without issue,” King said.
The complainant and the victim, a female security guard, both gave statements, indicating they told Fleury to leave the premises.
“He already been told in the past that he was not welcome on that property, and that’s when they tried to get him to leave,” King said.
“He had pulled a knife, he had waved it towards (the female victim’s) abdomen, and that he had then tossed that knife into a sewage drain. The knife was never recovered by police.”
A Gladue report, examining the impact of Fleury’s Indigenous ancestry and upbringing, was requested in October to aid the sentencing process. Judge Michael Brecknell adjourned the case to Dec. 18 for a pre-sentence report.
The online court registry shows that Fleury faces two separate trials early in the new year, both involving multiple firearms-related charges from offences that allegedly took place on Oct. 6, 2023 and Dec. 5, 2023 in Prince George.
The first trial is Jan. 6-7, 2025. The other is Jan. 27-29, 2025.
Bob Mackin's court reporting is funded by the Local Journalism Initiative.
