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By Shane Clausing

Numerous weapons found

Alleged stolen vehicle stop near Grande Prairie leads to weapons charges

Aug 26, 2020 | 12:05 PM

An Edmonton man is facing a litany of charges stemming from a traffic stop in the Swan City last week.

On August 19, the Western Alberta District RCMP Rural Crime Reduction Unit located a vehicle on the east side of Grande Prairie that displayed a stolen license plate.

Police followed the vehicle for a short distance and conducted a vehicle stop which led to the arrest of the driver.

After the driver was arrested, the vehicle was searched and RCMP found a loaded firearm, numerous edged weapons and brass knuckles inside. RCMP allege that all of the weapons were within the drivers reach.

RCMP have charged 28-year-old Avery Howard Letendre with a total of 24 charges related to the incident.

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Charges include:

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Tampering with a firearm serial number, carrying a concealed weapons
• Possessing weapons contrary to court orders
• Possession of property obtained by crime

Letendre has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on September 21.