By rdnewsNOW staff

17 Charges Laid

Rocky RCMP arrest repeat offender, seize gun and ammo

Jul 23, 2020 | 2:32 PM

A man police describe as a repeat offender is now facing over a dozen new charges after an arrest in Rocky Mountain House this week.

On July 21, the Rocky Mountain House Crime Reduction Unit was said to be conducting a targeted operation in a known crime area, when they identified and arrested a repeat offender, recovering a rifle of unknown, illegal origin in the process.

Mounties say the man was observed participating in suspicious activity and was arrested on his outstanding warrants, without incident. A search incidental to his arrest yielded an illegally obtained 30-30 rifle with ammunition.

Joel Larry Champion, 27, is facing 17 criminal code charges, including carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon contrary to an order, possession of a weapon obtained by crime, and six counts of fail to comply with a release order condition.

Champion was remanded in custody and appeared in Red Deer Provincial Court on Thursday.

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“Rocky Mountain House RCMP’s local Crime Reduction Unit remains active and focused on targeting repeat offenders within our community,” says Staff Sergeant Carl Dinsdale, Detachment Commander of Rocky Mountain House, in a press release. “It’s a success when we get an illegal firearm out of the wrong hands.”