Firearms charges have been laid against a Sleeman Ontario man.
Provincial Police in Rainy River were notified June 29 that an individual was unlawfully in possession of firearms at a Lake of the Woods Township residence.
Officers searched the home and seized a .22 calibre rifle, pellet guns and ammunition.
OPP say 49-year-old Randy St. Pierre faces a total of six charges:
-2 x failing to comply with a probation order, contrary to sec. 733.1(1) of the Criminal Code (CC);
-2 x possession of a firearm while prohibited, contrary to sec.110 of the CC;
-2 x possession of a firearm knowing that the person is not the holder of (a) a licence under which the person may possess it; and (b) in the case of a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm, a registration certificate for it, contrary to sec. 92(1) of the CC;
