REGINA — A citizen’s call about a man slumped over a steering wheel resulted in a weapons seizure and arrest on Tuesday evening.
At approximately 6:10 p.m. on Sept. 30, Regina Police Service officers were called to the 300 block of Forget Street for a welfare check .
When officers arrived, they located the vehicle and observed a male moving inside. The man, later identified as Jordan Wallace, complied without incident when ordered to exit the vehicle. Police then attempted for several minutes to wake a female passenger who was asleep in the back seat.
A firearm was visible on seat next to her, and because of the elevated safety risk, members of the Tactical Support Unit (TSU) and Canine Unit were called in.
After what police described as a “lengthy process” to coax the woman from the vehicle, she eventually emerged but then physically resisted arrest.
A Police Service Dog (PSD) was deployed and the female was eventually taken into custody. During the course of the arrest, the female suspect was bitten by the PSD. She was taken to hospital by EMS for treatment of injuries consistent with a dog bite.
A search of the vehicle, revealed a sawed-off rifle and a shotgun and after further investigation, 25-five-year-old Jordan Wallace was charged with five counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order, two counts of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, three counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, and two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm.
Wallace made his first appearance on these charges in Regina Provincial Court on Oct. 1.
