Eduardo Tito Silva was convicted of six charges involving three handguns and a high-capacity journal
A Peterborough homicide suspect, who barricaded himself inside a Manitou Park dwelling final 12 months, pleaded responsible on Wednesday to half a dozen weapons offences.
Eduardo Tito Silva was convicted of six charges involving three handguns and a high-capacity journal.
The offences included three counts of a possession of a restricted weapon (a handgun) – a 9-mm Glock, 10-mm Glock and a 45-calibre Glock.
The rest concerned single counts of possession of a weapon journal with out a licence, having a firearm whereas prohibited and possession of a handgun for a harmful function.
Silva, 36, of Barrie, confronted greater than 30 weapons-related charges stemming from the Aug. 22, 2023 incident.
On the time of the Farquhar Avenue standoff, he was needed in reference to a July 2022 murder that occurred in Peterborough.
When he was arrested within the Sault, he was initially charged with seven offences, together with second-degree homicide, in reference to the capturing dying of Shawn Singh a 12 months earlier.
Metropolis police later charged him with 33 weapons offences after returning to the residence the next day with a search warrant.
Ontario Court docket Justice Romuald Kwolek additionally heard Silva was needed on a Canada-wide warrant and was prohibited from possessing numerous firearms and ammunition on the time of the incident.
As effectively, Silva had two life-time weapons’ prohibitions, assistant Crown legal professional Robert Skeggs mentioned.
When the cops executed the Felony Code search warrant on Aug. 23, they discovered the three handguns, two high-capacity magazines and ammunition for a number of totally different calibre firearms.
The prosecutor and defence lawyer Ari Goldkind collectively referred to as for a penitentiary sentence of three years, 10 months, much less credit score for the time Silva has spent in custody since his arrest.
Given Silva’s prison report, which incorporates theft and different weapons’ convictions, he ought to obtain a big custodial sentence only for considered one of these offences, Skeggs mentioned.
Goldkind agreed his consumer’s report is critical, associated and “unenviable,” telling the choose “‘he is no Mom Teresa.”
The defence additionally indicated with the quantity of firearms and ammunition concerned, the Crown may have sought extra time.
This joint place was labored out with the Crown workplaces within the Sault and Peterborough, Goldkind mentioned, and as soon as it was performed “this matter moved rapidly to decision.”
Silva is slated to go to trial on the “most vital Felony Code cost (homicide)” in Peterborough late subsequent 12 months, he advised the court docket.
Kwolek mentioned with the improved credit score for the 15 months Silva has already spent in jail, he faces an additional two years much less a day behind bars – time that might be served in a provincial jail.
When he imposed the sentence, the choose famous the proliferation of weapons and handguns throughout this province and nation.
These are critical offences, and Silva has a previous associated report, and two earlier life-time prohibitions, Kwolek mentioned.
Whereas his responsible pleas are mitigating, “critical offences require critical and prolonged custodial sentences.”
He ordered forfeiture of all of the weapons and ammunition seized by the police.
As effectively, he imposed additional life-time weapons’ prohibitions. On the request of the defence, Kwolek really useful that Silva serve the rest of his time on the Algoma Remedy and Remand Centre.
