A Kings County man who pleaded guilty Tuesday to various weapons charges had ISIS graffiti in his cabin.
Christopher Jamieson, 37, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while prohibited, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and unsafe storage of a firearm. He appeared in provincial court in Charlottetown by video link from jail.
The charges stem from an incident on May 22 when RCMP officers from Queens and Kings districts, along with the police dog service and a drone officer, responded to a report of shots fired in the St. Marys Road area.
The firearms prohibitions relate to convictions in Grand Falls and Woodstock in New Brunswick. Jamieson has lived in P.E.I. for the past three years.
Crown attorney Nathan Beck told the court Tuesday that police seized seven long-barrel firearms along with a pellet pistol, an antique pistol and several rounds of ammunition. Fifty spent rounds were found around the property.
Four of the seven long-barrel guns were seized from Jamieson’s cabin, located on the property of his father.
All the weapons belonged to the father, who is not facing any charges.
Beck said Jamieson was living in a cabin that had no running water or electricity. When police searched the cabin, they discovered ISIS and IRA graffiti with references to jihad and World War 3.
Jihad is interpreted by some as a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty.
ISIS or Islamic State is the jihadist group that made international news in 2014 when it seized large swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq. It has become notorious for its brutality, including mass killings, abductions and beheadings.
The IRA, short for the Irish Republican Army, for years used armed force in an attempt to render British rule in Ireland ineffective. It was estimated that, between 1969 and 1994, the IRA killed about 1,800 people, including approximately 600 civilians.
Beck says Jamieson's father told police when they responded to the report of shots fired that his son Christopher was in possession of a 12-gauge shot gun.
Police held their position for several hours before finally taking Jamieson into custody without incident.
Jamieson will be sentenced on Aug. 22 in provincial court in Georgetown.
