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Police seize 6 guns, arrest 8 people in Sunday raid on Wellington East

116 rounds of ammunition were also found at the residence

NEWS RELEASE
SAULT POLICE
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On February 18, 2024, detectives with the Drug Enforcement Unit and Crime Suppression Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Services Unit, charged eight individuals with several firearm offences.

Around 4:20 p.m., officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of Wellington Street East in connection with a firearms investigation. The search located 116 rounds of ammunition, a long gun, three different rifles, a sawed-off shotgun, and a double barrel shotgun. All items were seized. Eight individuals were located inside the residence and arrested without incident.

30-year-old Desni Syrette is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

33-year-old Kyle Thibodeau is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6
  • Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x7

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

29-year-old Taylor Marshall is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6
  • Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x7
  • Carrying Concealed Weapon
  • Failure to Comply with Probation Order x2

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

30-year-old Taylor Botham is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

30-year-old Cory Cloutier is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6
  • Failure to Comply with Probation Order x3
  • Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x7

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

31-year-old Nicole Duguay is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and remanded.

31-year-old Annah Chakasim is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and released on an undertaking. They are scheduled to appear in court on April 8, 2024.

39-year-old Craig Dolan is charged with:

  • Possession of Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x5
  • Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x7
  • Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x6

This accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing and released on an undertaking. They are scheduled to appear in court on April 8, 2024.

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