Gun charges laid against man from U.S. after traffic stop in Ontario town
Published October 2, 2024 at 12:58 pm
A 19-year-old man from the U.S. faces numerous weapons charges after police pulled over a “suspicious vehicle” in a small town in southwestern Ontario last Saturday.
Ontario Provincial Police said they received a complaint about a “suspicious vehicle” on Lock Street in Dunnville at around 2:30 p.m. The small community is located about 60 kilometres southwest of Niagara Falls.
Responding officers quickly spotted the vehicle and pulled it over for further investigation.
A short time later, a 19-year-old Ohio man was arrested by police.
He’s charged with:
- possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- unauthorized possession of a firearm
- possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- possession of a prohibited device or ammunition
- careless storage of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
- knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm (two counts)
- importing a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon, prohibited device or ammunition knowing it is unauthorized
- occupant of motor vehicle knowing there was firearm
- possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 in Canada
- bring into Canada property obtained by crime
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court on Wednesday.
