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Man Faces 11 Charges, Handgun Found
In Highway 102 Traffic Stop
(Source: RCMP)
RCMP reports that
a 26-year-old Grand Desert man faces 11 charges, nine of them firearms offences, after a loaded handgun was found in his truck during a traffic stop on Highway 102 in Goffs, Thursday.
An officer with RCMP Southeast Traffic Services-Metro pulled over a northbound Dodge Ram near Halifax Stanfield International Airport at about 10:05 am on Tuesday. The truck had tinted front windows and a licence plate that was not registered to it.
The officer identified the driver and confirmed he was prohibited from driving anywhere in Canada. He was arrested, and police found the loaded handgun when they searched the truck.
Jessiah Jamall David Elliot-Sisco is charged with driving while prohibited, failing to comply with a probation order and these firearms offences: Careless use of a firearm, Contravention of storage regulations, Contravention of transportation regulations, Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Carrying a concealed weapon, Unauthorized possession of a firearm, Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, and Possession of a firearm contrary to order.
Elliot-Sisco appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on Wednesday. He was released and is scheduled to appear again on December 7th.
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