Fabian Sylvestre was sentenced on Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial Court. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Crime

Search warrant at Prince Albert home results in three year prison sentence

May 16, 2024 | 5:00 PM

Standing before a judge, a man who was found in possession of a prohibited weapon while there was a warrant out for his arrest, said he was sorry and admitted mistakes were made.

Fabian Sylvestre, 35, appeared in person on Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Guilty pleas were entered to a pair of gun related offences as well as breach of a court order. He received a three year prison sentence and is prohibited for life from owning or possessing any firearms, ammunition or explosives

The case dates back to October, 2023, when members of the Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) executed a search warrant at a residence in the 2800 block of Dunn Drive. Officers had been investigating a cocaine trafficking operation.

In a basement bedroom, officers found a sawed off .410 shotgun. The gun was not loaded but there was ammunition located nearby.

Materials related to drug trafficking were also found, as well as some sort of substance, believed at the time to be cocaine. However after further analysis, it was determined not to be a controlled substance.

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Sylvestre was one of three people arrested and at the time had a warrant from Alberta relating to a similar charge. In February, his matters were dealt with in Cold Lake and he received a 30 month sentence.

His latest sentence on Thursday will start after the other one ends.

Sylvestre’s lawyer Michelle Caron confirmed he had become wrapped up in with the wrong people but has taken responsibility for his actions and is determined to start on a better path. She also noted that while he has no kids of his own, he takes his role as an uncle very seriously and has recently been thinking a lot about the need to be a better role model.

Crown Prosecutor Brent Slobodian confirmed that while no drugs were found, there is a need to send a message that prohibited weapons will be dealt with in a serious manner.

The two co-accused, Christian John Abernethy and Kara Larson, are currently on bench warrant status.

Larson was not charged with drug trafficking; however, she is still accused of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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