A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges in relation to an incident of intimate partner violence.
Saint John Police were called to a residence in the city’s north end at 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 15 after a 26-year-old woman reported she’d been assaulted by her boyfriend.
Police found the man approximately 15 minutes later after they stopped a vehicle on the lower west side.
The suspect was arrested without incident.
During the arrest, police located and seized a loaded Beretta handgun, scales and two baggies containing cocaine.
Police estimate the cocaine has a street value of $13,900.
The suspect appeared in court on Oct. 16 and was remanded into custody.
He’s facing 11 charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including:
- Assault
- Assault with choking, suffocation or strangulation
- Failure to comply with a court order
- Possession of firearm while prohibited
- Possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Possession of a restricted weapon without a licence
- Occupant of a motor vehicle in which he knew there was a firearm
- Possession of a loaded restricted firearm
- Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
His next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 30.
