FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:30pm
(Ottawa) – Yesterday evening, Ottawa Police Bikes and Beats officers did a traffic stop with a vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act on the Aviation Parkway.
Officers noticed open cannabis, and that prompted a search of the vehicle. A loaded handgun was located in the vehicle and the driver and two passengers were arrested.
As a result of the follow-up investigations, the Guns and Gangs Unit charged Adonte Deshawn SKINNER, 21 years old, Abdalla AHMED, 39 years old, and a 15 year old boy, all from Ottawa with:
- Transporting a firearm
- Possession of a weapon
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Possession of a restricted weapon other than place shown on registration
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
- Tampering with serial number of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with
SKINNER and AHMED have also been charged with:
- Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order
All three were scheduled to appear in show cause court today.
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