Suspect Arrested After Police Seize Sawed-Off Shotgun And Fentanyl
Windsor Police has arrested a 49-year-old man and seized a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, and drugs.
Police say that shortly before 7:00pm on April 6th, 2025, they responded to a report of a person with a firearm at a house in the 800 block of Marentette Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and established a perimeter around the residence. Five individuals exited the home and were temporarily detained while officers searched the property.
Once inside the house, officers located and arrested a man who was hiding inside a bedroom closet. They also seized an altered semi-automatic shotgun with the serial number defaced, five 12-gauge shotgun cartridges, and 16.7 grams of fentanyl.
Jarmaine Thompson has been charged with:
- Possession of a prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a license
- Possession of a loaded regulated firearm
- Possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number
- Possession of a firearm while prohibited
- Possession of ammunition while prohibited
- Contravening s. 117(h) of the Firearms Act (regarding storage, handling, and transportation)
- Possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, namely fentanyl
Thompson was also wanted on the strength of an arrest warrant for unrelated charges.
