Frontenac OPP report two firearms offences

On Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, the Frontenac County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported charges had been laid in two separate and unrelated firearms offences that occurred within the county and the City of Kingston.

The first incident involved what police referred to as a “lengthy investigation,” and began on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. On that date, the OPP received a complaint that two people on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) had stopped in front of a residence in Central Frontenac Township. The owner of that residence reported that one of the occupants of the ATV was believed to be pointing a firearm at the residence.

Nearly a month later, two 30-year-old Sharbot Lake residents were charged with numerous offences as a result.

Lucas Young, 30, is charged with:

• Four counts of possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order
• Two counts of breach of probation
• Fail to comply with an undertaking
• Pointing a firearm 
• Careless use of a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm
• Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Occupant of vehicle knowing there was a prohibited/restricted weapon
• Criminal Harassment – threatening behaviour

Mallary Kehoe, 30, is charged with:

• Two counts of possession of firearm contrary to prohibition order
• Pointing a firearm 
• Careless use of a firearm
• Unauthorized possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm
• Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Occupant of vehicle knowing there was a prohibited/restricted weapon
• Criminal harassment – threatening behaviour

The second incident occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Jun. 2, and involved two individuals from Quebec.

Just before 12:30 a.m. on that date, officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 401 near Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard in Kingston. The officers conducted the stop after receiving information that the registered owner of the vehicle in question was unlicensed.

After speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, police arrested the two individuals based on evidence in the vehicle. The vehicle was search and a loaded handgun was located.

As a result, Vincent Paquet, 43, of Montreal, Quebec, and Alexandre Sanon, 42, of Pointe-Aux-Trembles, Quebec have each been charged with the following offences:

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possess a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Possession of a firearm with ammunition
• Possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number
• Possession of a firearm contrary to an order
• Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace

According to the OPP, the investigation remains on-going, and additional charges are pending.