A check stop recently led to firearm charges against 25 year old Fort McMurray resident Cody Slade. An RCMP check stop was executed on Eagle Ridge Blvd. on August 6, and a short time before 1 a.m. a vehicle came through the stop which had a visible handgun on the floor located next to one of the passengers. According to Cst. Kandice Perry, the RCMP spokesperson, “It was in plain view.” The car contained 4 people and officers arrested all four at the scene while they determined who was actually in possession of the firearm. Eventually the driver and two of the passengers were released after it was determined that the gun was Slade’s. At the time of his arrest Cody was already on conditions, and the gun was not registered to him. Cst. Kandice Perry explained that “With his prior charges he would’ve been ordered to surrender all firearms and would’ve lost the right to possess or carry. The firearm was actually stolen.”
A number of firearms charges resulted from the check stop arrest. Cody Slade has been charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, two counts of failing to comply, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, failure to surrender, and possession of property obtained by crime. This is not the first time that Slade has been charged with firearm charges either, his criminal history includes firearms offenses, drug charges, and assault charges. Cody has a total of nine convictions for the 3 charge offense types and he is only 25. Bail was denied and Slade will have a court appearance on August 29.