A Grande Cache man was sentenced to 30 months behind bars after RCMP found cocaine and a loaded rifle as they searched his trailer last year.
Darryl Robert Dowe, 29, was escorted into St. Albert Provincial Court Monday by court sheriffs to face 11 charges, eight of which related to the Feb. 17 search of his home.
He pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Federal Crown prosecutor Jeremy Newton said RCMP found cocaine, five bundles of Canadian currency, a loaded rifle and drug paraphernalia when they searched his home.
“It wasn’t his firearm, but be certainly was in possession of it,” said lawyer Jan Terhart.
Newton said although Dowe has a record, it is “rather short” and unrelated.
Judge Brian Fraser accepted the joint submission, which proposed a 30-month sentence behind bars.
As the sentence was read, Dowe placed his head in his hands and shook it side to side as he sat in the prisoners’ box.
When given the opportunity to address the court, he said only that there were a total of four people living in the trailer.
“Well, three of them won’t be accompanying you to jail,” Fraser said.
Dowe received 30 months in jail for possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and three months for the firearms offence, to be served concurrently.
At the time of sentencing, Dowe was in custody on a failure to report to probation charge from Jan. 4 which netted 30 days behind bars. His 30-month sentence will begin when this sentence expires.
All items were forfeited to the Crown, with the exception of the seized Canadian currency and an original hockey card, which will be forfeited to Terhart.
Dowe was also handed a 10-year weapons prohibition and a lifetime prohibition on restricted weapons.
Newton withdrew the nine remaining charges.
A man who failed to confirm his identity in court was remanded in custody for 30 days in order to undergo a psychiatric assessment.
Garry Roland Nordell faces seven charges, including resisting a peace officer, failing to attend court, two charges for obstructing a peace officer and three traffic-related offences.
Halfway through proceedings, Fraser imposed a publication ban relating to statements and evidence presented during the hearing on Monday.
Nordell appeared in court Sept. 10 where he pleaded not guilty to five charges before the court and set a trial for Jan. 3.
The charges stem from an illegal parking investigation on July 30, 2012, where Nordell allegedly got in his car and drove away, failing to produce his licence, registration and documents proving he owned the vehicle.
On Aug. 5, he allegedly resisted being taken into custody by police.
Nordell did not attend court on the day of his trial. He appeared in court Jan. 7 via closed-circuit television from the Edmonton Remand Centre, where he was sentenced to one week behind bars, as he failed to acknowledge his identity.
His next court appearance is set for Feb. 11.
