Brandon J. McConville pleaded guilty in Tofino provincial court Monday to uttering the threats.Judge Brian Klaver ordered McConville to leave the Island by midnight Nov. 3, pay a $500 fine, serve two years probation and submit his DNA to the national data bank.
Klaver also prohibited McConville from owning or possessing weapons for five years.
Provincial Crown counsel David Kidd said the incident took place at a local campground Aug. 14.Kidd said some tourists found a vehicle parked in a campsite, which they had reserved.Soon, McConville – accompanied by two others – pulled up to the site, threatened to shoot the tourists with a shotgun, and claimed to be a member of the Hells Angels, said Kidd.McConville then “peeled out” of the campground, he added.Police later located McConville but found no shotgun, said Kidd.He said the tourists did nothing to provoke the situation.McConville was not represented by counsel and said nothing during his appearance.