THUNDER BAY – An officer was allegedly assaulted, thousands of pills and a handgun was seized after police responded to a complaint of an unwanted person at a south-side hotel on Tuesday.
City police, in a release issued on Tuesday, said a 23-year-old Ottawa man faces a number of charges, after the suspect refused to leave the Victoria Inn when asked by police at about 2:40 a.m. and then allegedly assaulted one of the responding officers.
The suspect then arrested, but after a struggle, police managed to apprehend him, locating a handgun that was in the man’s possession.
Police say the seized pills are oxycodone. They also found about $1,000 in cash.
Philipe Martin McLaughlin of Ottawa was charged with a number of offences.
• Assault a Peace Officer
• Carrying Concealed Weapon
• Prohibited or Restricted Firearm: With Ammunition
• Careless Use: Firearm, Weapon, Restricted Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm – Licence
• Tamper With Serial Number of Firearm
• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
• Prohibited or Restricted Firearm: with ammunition
• Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking
Further charges are still under consideration.
