One of the victims of a spate of drive-by shootings in Wodonga continues to experience trauma from the incident.
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Joshua Spittal was caught with ice and improvised explosives in his Georgina Street home after a bullet was fired into his bedroom while he was inside.
The shooting occurred in the early hours of September 20 and his home was raided two days later.
The bomb squad had to be called in when two explosives were found.
Spittal was sentenced in the Wodonga Magistrates Court on Wednesday for possessing the devices and for multiple driving offences, using and possessing ice, and controlled weapons offences.
The court heard one of the explosives could possibly have seriously injured people and damaged property, but was unusable in the state it was found in.
Spittal had been a heroin user before moving on to methamphetamine.
Lawyer Sally Wilson said he had already been taking steps to quit before his arrest.
"Mr Spittal is trying very hard to cease drug use and rehabilitate himself, even prior to being placed in custody," she said.
He is of an age now where he is recognising he needs to turn his life around
- Lawyer Sally Wilson
"He is someone that does have quite a solid work history prior to him losing his licence a few years ago.
"He was doing forklift driving and unloading and the loss of the licence really hindered that.
"But he is someone who wants to get back into the workforce.
"He recognises that being in the workforce is a protective factor.
"He is of an age now where he is recognising he needs to turn his life around."
Spittal missed his daughter's birthday due to being locked up.
Many of his friends are criminals and he has an extensive history.
Magistrate Mary-Anne MacCallum said he had offended "fairly consistently".
Speaking of his driving history, which includes three failed drug tests and one refusal, she told him he was a "serial recidivist offender and serving terms of imprisonment would not appear to have deterred you".
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Ms MacCallum ordered he serve three months in jail before undertaking an 18-month corrections order.
With time served, he should be released four days before Christmas.
He was banned from driving for 12 months and must attend a safety course.
Three people have matters pending in court for the drive-by shootings.