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A 51-year-old man who triggered a lockdown at three eastern P.E.I. health-care facilities has been handed a six-month conditional sentence.
Eric Frank Campbell pleaded guilty on Feb. 5 to two charges related to making death threats over the phone against a health-care professional working in Kings County, as well as breaching the terms of his probation.
The incident on Jan. 15 triggered a Code Silver at Kings County Memorial Hospital, Montague Health Centre and Bailey Drive Health Clinic, resulting in the three facilities being briefly locked down.
At his sentencing hearing on Monday, the lawyer for the Crown told the court Campbell was upset with Health P.E.I. and the provincial health-care system because he didn’t have a family doctor and couldn’t get a prescription for his diagnosed mental illness.
Campbell, who appeared in court via video from jail, apologized for his actions and agreed to write apology letters to those impacted.
Both the lawyers for the Crown and defense agreed to a six-month conditional sentence, with the Crown saying rehabilitation would not be best achieved in jail.
As part of his sentence, Campbell has to comply with a number of strict conditions, including:
Remaining inside his home unless he is given permission in advance by a supervisor to be away from his residence.Not having firearms, ammunition and explosive substances in his possession.Not directly or indirectly contacting the health-care professional he threatened or the Health P.E.I. employees who received the threats.
He’s also been ordered to undergo a mental health assessment or counselling.