A 27-year-old man is facing firearms charges after police responded to a report of a firearm left in a vehicle in the Rabbittown area of St. John’s.
Police took the call around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.
Officer found the vehicle a short while later and tried to pull it over, but it sped away.
It was found again around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon abandoned in a parking lot in the city’s west end.
RNC say Tyler Newman was arrested around 1:00 yesterday afternoon.
He’s scheduled to appear in court on charges of damage to property, careless use, storage, handling and transport of a firearm, possession of stolen property and a range of other weapons-related offences.
The full list of charges are as follows:
- Mischief
- Careless use, storage, handling, and transport of a firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Unauthorized possession in a motor-vehicle
- Contravention of use, storage, handling, and transport regulations
- Possession of property obtained by crime
- Multiple breaches of court orders
