Dispute Leads to Arrest and Firearm Seizure

Region of Peel – Uniform officers and the Criminal Investigation Bureau from 12 Division have charged a 20-year-old man with firearm offences in the City of Mississauga.

On October 25, 2020, at approximately 4:20 p.m., police were contacted regarding a verbal altercation between two men. During the incident, one man was seen reaching into his jacket and displaying a handgun.

Police attended the Silver Spear Road and Winding Trail area in the City of Mississauga to investigate the incident, where the man was located and arrested. A loaded Steyr Mannlicher M40 semi-automatic handgun was seized.

Isaiah Judge, a 20-year-old man from Mississauga, was charged with the following offences:

- Breach of Recognizance

- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm

- Possession of Loaded Prohibited Firearm

- Carrying a Concealed Weapon

- Careless Storage of Firearm

- Possess Firearm with Defaced Serial Number

- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose

- Possession of Firearm Contrary to Order

He was held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice on October 26, 2020, in the City of Brampton.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call investigators at the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453–2121, Ext. 1233. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).