Disturbance Leads to Firearm Charges

File: 20191210766

At approximately 9:30 am on Tuesday August 13th Charlottetown Police Services responded to a call reporting a male and female arguing in the Walmart parking lot.

Through the course of the investigation, Police located several knives, one pair of brass knuckles and one hand gun.

Three (3) individuals, a 22 year old Charlottetown woman, a 25 year old Charlottetown man and a 15 year old Tyne Valley male youth were arrested at the scene.

All three have been charged with:

• Possession of a Prohibited Firearm (sec 95)
• Careless storage of a firearm (sec 86)
• Possession of a firearm without a license (sec 91)
• Possession of a Prohibited weapon, brass knuckles (sec 91)

The three accused individuals were brought to a remand hearing late in the day and were released with conditions, all will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.

Child and Family Services were advised of the 15 year old youth involved in this case.