(Kemptville, ON.) – Grenville County Ontario Provincial Police have charged an Ottawa man with several firearm offences.
At 9:30 p.m. on August 24th, police were patrolling the Ferguson Forestry Centre in Kemptville when a suspicious vehicle was observed. The officer activated the lights and siren in an attempt to pull over the Dodge Charger. The driver refused to stop and was followed by police.
A short time later, the vehicle stopped. The driver exited from the vehicle and ran into the bush with a firearm. Two passengers remained in the vehicle.
The OPP Emergency Response Team and the OPP Canine Unit attended the scene and located a shotgun and ammunition meters from the vehicle. The driver was not located.
On August 25th, the driver turned himself into police. Joshua Goodwin age 20 of Ottawa is charged with:
Careless use of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
Flight while pursued by a peace officer
Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Kemptville Ontario Court of Justice on October 5th, 2016.
Anyone with information on the above occurrence is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.
