First Official Day of Montague Trial

Some interesting testimony from the first day of Bruce Montague’s
criminal trial Wednesday.
OPP Staff Sergeant Doug Carlson was the first person on the stand and he
stated when they first searched Montague’s Dryden-area home in September of 2004, they found 8-sticks of dynamite and sulphuric acid in the kitchen freezer.
In addition, Carlson says a loaded shotgun was found in the master
bedroom of the home, along with a loaded .22 calibre rifle in the basement.
Carlson says Montague had let his license to own and sell firearms
expire.
The Crown’s second witness OPP Sgt. Norman Gilbert spent Wednesday
showing the footage of weapons seized from Montague’s home.
Gilbert participated in both police searches and acted as a scribe
for the officers who turned in the seized weapons.
During cross examination, Defense Lawyer Doug Christie claimed
Gilbert’s testimony was hear say, because he wasn’t the officer who found
the weapons.
Christie pointed out Gilbert didn’t actually count the amount of
ammunition found, or closely examine the firearms.
Christie closed the day by asking Gilbert if he was a firearms expert,
to which the OPP officer answered no.
The trial will resume in Kenora court today.