Richard Le Conte had reportedly smoked a large quantity of Spice before shooting three people with a BB gun.

A YOUNG man had smoked large amounts of the legal high Spice when he shot three people with a BB gun.

Richard Le Conte, 17, was sentenced to 18 months’ youth detention by the Royal Court for that as well as burgling a house, stealing from his friend’s grandmother and deceiving a shop owner, all of which he admitted.

His advocate, Chris Green, said his use of the herbal substance had played a big part in his client’s actions. Judge Russell Finch said it had clearly contributed.

Le Conte’s shooting spree took place on 8 September from the back seat of a friend’s car. His first victim was a woman walking in Route de Cobo, Castel. She was hit in the right arm.

At about 3.20pm a man was on a stepladder outside his St Sampson’s home when Le Conte fired pellets at him, striking him just below his left armpit. The third attack occurred in the King’s Mills area when a man on holiday was struck in the back as he walked on a footpath.

Le Conte told police that it had begun as a prank and was not intended to be a vicious attack. But Mr Finch said: ‘Innocent members of the public are entitled to go about their business without the threat of being shot at.’