(HALIBURTON, ON) – On October 07, 2014 officers from Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE spot check on Highway 118 and Glamorgan Rd in the Township of Dysart et al, Ontario.
Officers conducted a vehicle stop and upon speaking with the male driver, they had observed two large gun safes and gun cases in the back of the truck. Officers confirmed that both the driver and passenger did not possess a Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC). Both males were arrested for Unauthorized Possession of Firearm. A search of the male driver at the scene resulted in the police locating a switch blade knife in his pocket.
Upon searching the vehicle the officers located one (1) 22 calibre rifle lever action and two (2) 22 calibre semi-automatic assault style rifles along with approximately eleven thousand (11,000) rounds of ammunition.
The male driver, Gerald KENNEDY, age 31 from Simcoe, ON was charged with “Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm†and “Carry Concealed Prohibited Device†under the Criminal Code of Canada.
The male passenger, Jeremy HUTCHINGS, age 29 from Haliburton, ON was charged with “Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm†under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Both males are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden, Ontario on December 03, 2014 to answer to their charges.