A Prince George man no longer faces a charge of attempted murder for his role in a shootout in the driveway of a local drug house.
The count against Michael Campbell-Alexander was stayed during a hearing Tuesday in provincial court. However, he pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm with intent to wound, killing an animal, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm contrary to an order.
The counts stem from an Oct. 22, 2017 incident at a 2000-block Tamarack Street home in which he exchanged gunfire with Cody Aubrey Lorntsen who was sentenced in November to a further 2 1/2 years in prison for possessing a prohibited loaded sawed-off shotgun.
In video footage retrieved from a camera at the home and shown during a sentencing hearing, Lornsten is seen shortly before 6 a.m. entering the home via a side entrance with his dog on a leash.
About two minutes later, Lorntsen is seen leaving the same way while Campbell-Alexander stations himself at one end of the driveway and opens fire with a .22-calibre rifle.
A handful of flashes from muzzles are visible on the footage as Lorntsen returns the volleys with blasts from his shotgun as he retreats from the scene while Campbell-Alexander uses a car as cover.
Lorntsen, who needed a cane to make his way around the courtroom, was hit in the leg while his dog was shot and killed. Campbell-Alexander, meanwhile, was hit in an ankle with bird shot.
Despite the wound, Lorntsen got away and, after wrapping his leg with some clothing he had with him, made his way to Quesnel. Police tracked him to an apartment building where he was arrested and the shotgun was found.
The video also shows Lorntsen following three women into the home, in hopes of buying some methamphetamine. But, according to his testimony, it was made clear he was not wanted.
Lorntsen denied carrying the gun into the home and claimed instead, that it was wedged in a couch and he grabbed it as he retreated from the scene. Either way, the judge found he acted in self defence.
Prior to Tuesday, the case against Campbell-Alexander was set to go to trial in February. Five other charges against him, all firearms related, were stayed.
Sentencing will occur at a later date once a pre-sentence report has been completed.
