On May 7, Saskatchewan RCMP officers executed three search warrants, two in the town of Kindersley and one in the town of Eatonia.
As a result of these searches, officers seized two long-barrelled firearms and one sawed-off firearm from a business in Kindersley and one sawed-off firearm with ammunition and one loaded firearm from a residence in Eatonia. None of the firearms was legally possessed.
鈥淭hese firearms were not legally registered and were not being stored in a safe manner,鈥� says S/Sgt. Kevin Peterson, Kindersley RCMP Detachment Commander. 鈥淭aking illegal firearms off the streets furthers our goal of making our communities safer.鈥�
The following individuals were charged in relation to these searches:
Justin Williment, 29, from Eatonia: insecure storage of a non-restricted firearm; insecure storage of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a non-restricted firearm; possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition; possession of a firearm with tampered serial number.
Erin Mitchell, 30, from Eatonia: insecure storage of a non-restricted firearm; insecure storage of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a non-restricted firearm; possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition; possession of a firearm with tampered serial number.
Dwight Park, 27, from Kindersley: insecure storage of a non-restricted firearm; insecure storage of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a non-restricted firearm; possession of a firearm while under a prohibition order.
Matthew Peters, 28, from Kindersley: insecure storage of a non-restricted firearm; insecure storage of a prohibited firearm; unauthorized possession of a prohibited firearm.
The four individuals will make a court appearance on July 20 in Kindersley.
