Two Lindsay residents and one Bowmanville resident are facing multiple weapon and drug-related charges after a police search on Thursday (March 24).
Members of the Kawartha Lakes Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Drug Unit and Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a residence on St. Paul Street in Lindsay, where they located and seized a revolver that had been reported stolen in Durham Region, a shotgun, three replica firearms, a set of brass knuckles, and a quantity of purple fentanyl.
As a result of the investigation, 23-year-old Tessa Geraghty of Lindsay, 23-year-old Andre Francis of Bowmanville, and 24-year-old Ruby Carlton-Neal of Lindsay were arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of prohibited device or ammunition for a dangerous purpose, unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, unauthorized possession of a weapon, possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm, breach of firearms regulation – store firearm or restricted firearm, possession of property obtained by crime, and possession of a schedule I substance.
In addition to those charges, Geraghty was also charged with failure to comply with probation order and Francis was also charged with failure to comply with release order and possession of property obtained by crime.
The accused are being held for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on March 25, 2022.
