A driver faces charges after a loaded firearm and ammunition were found in their vehicle. The vehicle was found stuck in a ditch and the driver was sleeping behind the wheel.

On December 13, 2019 at 5:50 a.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a (white) truck partially in the ditch at Allenford Road near Parkhead Road, South Bruce Peninsula.

OPP officers arrived at the scene and found a person sleeping behind the wheel. Observed in the vehicle was a firearm and ammunition. The driver was arrested for breaching a Firearms Prohibition Order.

35 year old, Shawn Ball of South Bruce Peninsula was charged with the following offences,

Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order, section 117.01(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada (CC)
Unauthorized Poss of a Firearm, section 91(1) CC
Breach of Firearms Regulation-Store firearm or restricted weapon, section 86(2) CC

The accused was released on a Promise to Appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on January 23, 2020.

Anyone with information that can assist Grey Bruce OPP with this investigation, call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

source: media release, Grey Bruce OPP