On October 21, 2020, at approximately 10:55 a.m., a West District General Patrol unit observed a stolen vehicle with front-end damage in the 800 block of Bannatyne Avenue. Officers safely stopped the vehicle, and the male driver was taken into custody.
A search of the vehicle and driver resulted in the seizure of a sawed-off .22 calibre rifle along with ammunition. Officers also determined that the male was impaired. The vehicle had been reported stolen between October 19-20 from the Minto neighbourhood.
The male driver had previously been arrested for a second impaired driving offence during the evening of October 11, 2020, when he was observed by a K9 Unit driving erratically at a high rate of speed in the area of Logan Avenue and McPhillips Street. Upon being pulled over, he collided with a cruiser car and was taken into custody.
Over both incidents, Braedon Lee Gordon, a 20-year-old male of Winnipeg, has been charged with:
- Operation of a Conveyance While Impaired to Any Degree by BAC or Drug or a Combination of Both (x2)
- Within 2 hrs of Ceasing to Operation a Conveyance is Impaired with BAC Equal or Over 80mgs
- Fail or Refuse to Provide Sample
- Possession of Firearm, Restricted/Prohibited Weapon or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order (x2)
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon in Motor Vehicle
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
He was detained in custody.
Constable Jay Murray, Public Information Officer
Constable Dani McKinnon, Public Information Officer
Constable Claude Chancy, Public Information Officer
Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs
Office: 204-986-3061
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