Region of Peel – Investigators from the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested and charged two men following a traffic stop in Mississauga.

On Saturday, May 17, at approximately 1:35 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Torbram Road and Drew Road. During the investigation, the occupants were detained under the authority of the Cannabis Act. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a loaded illegally possessed handgun and a magazine containing ammunition.

As a result, the following were arrested and charged:

Tyrell Foote, 25, Mississauga

Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized 
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was a Firearm
Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
Have Care and Control of a Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available

Kieshawn Morgan, 20, Toronto

Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition
Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing There Was a Firearm
Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
Careless Storage of a Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device or Ammunition
Breach of Probation Order

At the time of his arrest, Morgan was bound by a Probation Order stemming from a previous criminal conviction. Both accused were held pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 12 Division CIB at 905-453-2121 extension 1233. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

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Inc: PR260164979

N/R: 26-094

 

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