A Prince George man pleaded guilty to one of three firearms charges July 7, cancelling a scheduled two-day trial in Provincial Court.
William Daniel Michael Korolyk, born in 1987, had been charged with contravention of storage regulations, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition.
Before Judge Martin Nadon, Korolyk pleaded guilty to the second count, possessing a firearm without licence and/or registration.
Court heard that Korolyk had a 9 mm Glock handgun in his possession on Nov. 23, 2023, but his restricted possession and acquisition licence had expired and the certificate revoked Nov. 10, 2023. Maximum jail sentence is five years.
“Your counsel may reach an agreement with the Crown, with respect to sentence, but at the end of the day, what happens is up to the court,” Nadon told Korolyk.
Nadon ordered a pre-sentencing report into the impact of Korolyk’s Indigenous heritage on his offence and scheduled Sept. 17 for the next court appearance.
