firearmOn November 29, 2024, officers were dispatched to a Fail to Remain that occurred on MR35 in Greater Sudbury. Information provided was that a community member was driving West on MR35 when their vehicle was sideswiped by a sedan and the driver of the sedan refused to pullover. The community member followed the involved vehicle to a parking lot on Highway 144 in Chelmsford where the community member confronted the driver asking for their driver’s licence and insurance. The driver of the sedan went inside the residence prior to police arrival.

Officers arrived on scene and were granted entry into the residence by the tenant of the unit. Officers located the individual believed to be the driver hiding in a closet. Upon placing the individual under arrest, officers located a bag containing a firearm, magazine, ammunition and a container with what is believed to be crack cocaine where the individual was hiding.

Due to the seizure of the firearm, officers conducted a further search of the residence with the permission of the tenant, locating a loaded, sawed-off shotgun.shotgun

On November 30, 2024, Detectives from the Major Crime Section of the Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant at the residence. As a result of the search warrant, officers located prohibited ammunition and what is believed to be Fentanyl.  

As a result of the investigation, 36-year-old, Jeffrey Trudeau has been charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA):

  • Careless Use of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Failure to Stop at the Scene of an Accident
  • Failure to Comply with Release Order x2
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance x2
  • Use Plate not Authorized for Vehicle
  • Driving While Under Suspension

25-year-old, Ishmael Henry of Toronto has been charged with Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition and Careless Use of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition. Based on the investigation, officers formed reasonable and probable grounds of his knowledge of the firearms and ammunition as he was present in the residential unit when Jeffrey Trudeau was located and placed under arrest.

Both individuals were held in police custody and attended Bail Court on November 30, 2024, to answer to the charges.

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