Smoking in front of a 'no smoking' sign has resulted in several charges for a 45-year-old man.
At around 12:45 a.m. Monday, a Sarnia police officer spotted two individuals smoking outside a local coffee shop in the area of Indian Road and Confederation Street.
The officer approached the pair and pointed out they were directly in front of a no smoking sign. While speaking with them, the officer determined one of the individuals was wanted on outstanding warrants in other jurisdictions.
The male suspect was arrested, and during a search officers located a .22 caliber revolver inside a satchel, ammunition, and 22 grams of suspected fentanyl with an estimated street value of $4,390.
Brent Alan Harris of no fixed address was held for a bail hearing and faces the following charges:
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Carry concealed weapon
- Careless storage of a firearm
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a firearm knowing it's unauthorized
- Possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition
- Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl
- Five counts of fail to comply with weapons prohibition order--firearm
- Five counts of fail to comply with weapons prohibition order--ammunition
- Three counts of fail to comply with judicial release order
- Three counts of fail to comply with recognizance.
