Former Canberra Comanchero commander Peter Zdravkovic avoids jail on illegal weapons charges

Peter Zdravkovic

The former leader of Canberra’s Comanchero MC, who lost a finger in a fiery shootout at his house, will avoid jail after being found guilty of illegal weapons possession.

Days after the firefight a gun was found in the ceiling of Zdravkovic’s house during a police search, and some bladed knuckledusters were found in a shed.

A jury last week found him guilty of two counts of possessing illegal weapons.

During sentencing in the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday, his lawyer Jason Moffett argued for a non-conviction order.

He told the court that although the gun was used in the shootout, Zdravkovic had clearly been acting in self defence, and had not been charged over that.

He said the weapon was also well hidden, and there were no aggravating features of the crime.

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