The Calgary Courts Centre is seen in Calgary, on Jan. 5, 2018. The Canadian Press/Bill Graveland
An Ethiopian immigrant who brandished a loaded handgun and threatened to shoot another driver over a “minor traffic infraction” in Calgary, failed in his bid to convince a judge to shorten his sentence to prevent deportation.
Alberta Court of Justice A.J. Brown rejected defence counsel’s request for house arrest and instead sentenced 27-year-old Thomas Kahsay Berhe to three years in prison for the “extreme dangerousness” of his crimes.
