Weapon & Meth Bust – Christopher PRUNNER Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Mar 19 05:54:37 MST 2024

(WILLIAMSBURG, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has seized numerous prohibited and restricted weapons from a home in Williamsburg, northwest of Morrisburg, and laid firearms related charged.

The investigation began in early March.

CSCU officers, the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine Unit, Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) and members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment executed a search warrant on March 15, 2024, at a residence on Pruner Road.

They located and seized several shotguns, rifles, handguns ammunition and prohibited ammunition magazines which were not secured inside the home. Some of the firearms were loaded. Officers also seized a small quantity of methamphetamine.

Christopher PRUNNER, age 31 of South Dundas was arrested at the scene and has been charged under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with:

Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm – two counts
Possession of a prohibited device
Careless storage of a firearm
Possession of a Schedule 1 substance – methamphetamine
The accused was held in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall on March 18, 2024.