Peter NORTON Was Arrested
Source: OPP
Date: Fri Dec 12 08:35:38 MST 2025
On Sunday, December 7, 2025, shortly after 6:00 p.m., MNR officers discovered a vehicle in an area where hunting activity had been observed. A query of the licence plate revealed the registered owner was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. Officers believed the individual was actively hunting and possibly in possession of a firearm, contrary to those conditions.
OPP and MNR officers subsequently located the individual in a hunting blind in possession of a loaded firearm.
As a result of the investigation, Peter NORTON, age 57 of Picton, was charged with:
Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
Unauthorized possession of firearm
Knowledge of unauthorized possession of firearm
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville for a bail hearing.