A 38-year-old St. Catharines man is facing 76 charges after two investigations by Niagara Regional Police.
Officers were first called to the Marotta Family Hospital on Tuesday, where a patient was found with what turned out to be an imitation firearm, in violation of a probation order.
A follow-up investigation at the man’s home led to the seizure of multiple weapons, including loaded firearms, ammunition, and prohibited items.
Jamie Khouathip is now facing the following charges.
- Careless Storage of a Firearm x3
- Careless Storage of Ammunition x6
- Possess Firearm Without Holding a Licence x3
- Unlicenced Person Possess Restricted Weapon x3
- Possess Restricted Firearm Knowingly Not Holding a Licence x3
- Possess Prohibited Weapon Knowing No Authority
- Possess Loaded Firearm x3
- Possess Firearm While Prohibited x9
- Possess Ammunition While Prohibited x19
- Possess Weapon While Prohibited
- Possess Firearm Part While Prohibited x2
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order x19
- Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Crime
- Possession of Prohibited Firearm Obtained by Crime x2
- Possession of a Restricted Firearm Obtained by Crime
Detectives seized the following items during the investigation.
- Two .22cal Switch Guns (loaded)
- .22cal Handgun (loaded)
- Three BB Guns
- Shot Gun Barrel
- Cut off Gun Stock
- Shotgun Magazine-12 Gauge (Loaded with 12 rounds of slugs)
- Numerous Rounds of Various Calibre Ammunition
- Knuckle knife(prohibited)
- Three Imitation Firearms with bullets (not operable)
Police continue to investigate.
(Written by: Brandon Warby)