**** HRP Media Release
Police charge two people with firearms offences
Police have charged two people in relation to a firearms investigation in Halifax last week.
On May 6 at approximately 9:15 p.m. members of the Integrated Guns and Gangs Unit, assisted by West Division Patrol members, stopped a vehicle in Halifax in relation to an ongoing investigation. Officers arrested two people without incident and seized a loaded firearm.
Treyton Alexander Marsman, 23, and Kierra Martin, 22, are scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date to face charges of:
Careless handling of a firearm
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Carrying a concealed firearm
Unauthorized possession of a firearm
Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
Unauthorized possession in motor vehicle
Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
Marsman is also facing charges of failing to comply with a court order and two counts of possessing a firearm or ammunition contrary to a court order.
