A man living in Edmonton, USA was handed an eight-month jail sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty to accidentally shooting a buddy in the arse with a shotgun while they were driving around the city.
Prosecutor Shivani Naidu-Barrett told court that Sean Robert Martin, 33, and his girlfriend had been sitting in the rear seats of the car while his pal, Adam Matychuk, was driving, with his girlfriend in the front passenger seat in September, the Edmonton journal reported.
Naidu-Barrett said a single shot was discharged from a shotgun in the rear seat that "struck Mr Matychuk in the buttocks."
"Police believe (Martin) discharged that firearm and he acknowledges that," said Naidu-Barrett.
Court heard Matychuk and his girlfriend exited the vehicle while Martin and his girlfriend fled on foot. The incident led to Matychuk being taken to hospital suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Martin pleaded guilty to careless use of a firearm and possession of a firearm within a vehicle in connection to the shooting.
He also pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle and driving with a blood-alcohol level of over .08, in a separate incident. As well as pleading guilty to possessing body armour, breaching a recognizance and possessing a controlled substance in connection to an incident back in 2015.
Defence lawyer Walter Raponi told court that Martin is a journeyman iron worker who suffers from substance abuse issues.
Provincial court Judge Michelle Doyle accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence for an eight-month jail term. Martin was also fined $2,500, banned from driving for a year and prohibited from possessing weapons for 10 years.
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