WINNIPEG – 4 Suspects face over 100 combined charges after they were arrested in a hotel on Niakwa Road.
Police were called to the hotel to check on the well-being of occupants in a room and began knocking on doors to check on the occupants. When they arrived at the suspects door, no one answered but they could hear a gun being manually manipulated.
One of the occupants left the room a short time later and was arrested. The tactical support team and K9 unit arrived and the occupants were ordered out of the room. A man and woman complied and later a third man tried to check out of the hotel and was arrested.
When the room was searched, police found the following items.
12 gauge sawed-off shotgun
Pellet gun with airsoft bullets
Wallet and identification reported lost in 2016
Passport stolen from a break and enter in October 2018
Identification stolen from a vehicle in November 2018
Identification reported lost in January 2019
Mastercard stole on February 28, 2019
Driver’s licence stolen during a commercial break and enter on March 12, 2019
Licence plate from a vehicle reported stolen March 18, 2019
Keys to a Ford Mustang stolen between March 22 – 25, 2019
Identification stolen from a male on March 28, 2019
The stolen Ford Mustang was located outside of the business.
24 year-old James Paul Joseph McGillvray has been charged with:
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 X7
Possession of Identity Document X5
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x2
Possess Weapon X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regs
19 year-old Christian John Joseph Demeo-Lafreniere has been charged with:
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 X7
Possession of Identity Document X5
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x2
Possess Weapon X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regs
28 year-old Mark David Hurdon has been charged with:
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000 X7
Possession of Identity Document X5
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x2
Possess Weapon X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing it Possession is Unauthorized X2
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regs
Identity Theft
Possession of Firearm, Restricted/Prohibited Weapon or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order X2
Fail to Comply with Probation Order
Fail to Comply with Recognizance X4
28 year-old Natassja Elizabeth Knox has been charged with:
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under X7
Possession of Identity Document X5
Fail to Comply with Probation Order
Fail to Comply with Recognizance X9
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm X2
Fraud Under $5000
Possess Weapon X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized X2
Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regs
Identity Theft
All four adults have been detained at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.