Convicted murderer now guilty of trafficking firearms in prison [Video]

Already sentenced to spend a life in prison for committing two London murders, William McDonald, 34, continued to add to his already lengthy criminal record while behind bars at Collins Bay Penitentiary.

Charged several months ago as part of a 70-person sting operation looking into firearm trafficking, McDonald, who was born and raised in London, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to sell firearms to an unnamed person.

In pronouncing him guilty, Justice Kelly Gorman told McDonald, “It’s astonishing to me that you were capable while serving a life sentence for second degree murder to attempt to broker the sale of firearms.”

McDonald has been a part of two high profile murder cases in London.

In 2020, he was found guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his one-time friend Emmanuel Awai. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his Connaught Avenue apartment …