A SECOND man has been sentenced over a firearms incident at Davoren Park in 2018, but he could be immediately released on parole.
Dylan Lamb, 27, faced sentencing in the Adelaide District Court earlier this month after being committed to sentence for aggravated possession of a class H firearm and possessing ammunition without a licence and pleading guilty to one count of possessing a prohibited weapon.
The charges came after a 2018 incident at Davoren Park on September 13, 2018, where Mr Lamb attended a home and threatened a man with a baton and while hiding a Ruger revolver firearm in his bum bag.
Judge Jane Schammer sentenced Lamb to two years, four months and three weeks in prison, with a non-parole period of 16 months.
The sentence was backdated to February 13, 2019, meaning he is now eligible for parole.
Judge Schammer told the court police were conducting helicopter surveillance of a white Toyota Corolla to a Lawson Avenue address, where they observed Lamb leaving the vehicle holding a baton “in a threatening manner” while working towards a person standing in the front yard.
Lamb and the car’s driver, Dean Nisbet, then fled the address on foot, before he was found in the backyard of a neighbouring property.
During a search of the property, police located the bum bag containing the firearm, as well as two single rounds of .357 magnum ammunition wrapped in red plastic.
Judge Schammer said Lamb attended the property to speak to a person about a drug debt.
“You admit that the firearm was concealed in the bum bag that you were wearing at the time you attended at the Lawson Avenue property,” she said.
“You deny that you were intending to use it in any way and say that you held it only for defensive purposes as you were concerned for your safety.
“It is an agreed fact that at no time did you remove the firearm from the bum bag while you were at the Lawson Avenue address and that at no time did you make any threat to use that firearm during your attendance.”
Lamb was arrested on the day of the incident, thereafter he served a five-month term for an illegal use of a motor vehicle offence.
Judge Schammer added Lamb was struggling with addiction and debt at the time of his offending and was “effectively homeless”.
“You were carrying a loaded firearm,” she said. “You were there to talk to a person about a debt you owed them.
“You were brandishing the baton as you walked into the front yard of the premises and approached the occupant.
“Given all of these circumstances there was a significant risk that the situation could have become out of control with the potential for tragic consequences.”
In May, Nisbet was also sentenced over the incident, where he was handed an 18-month prison term, but walked free due to time already served in custody.