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Winnipeg police seize AR15 semi-automatic rifle, arrest 3

Semi-automatic AR15 rifle was seized by Winnipeg police. Josh Arason / Global News

An AR15 .223 calibre semi-automatic rifle was seized after police executed a search warrant on Thursday.

At 12:45 p.m. officers searched a suite at a residence in the 500 block of Redwood Avenue, according to a news release.

The semi-automatic rifle and a “Jolt Handy Prod” device that delivers an electronic shock were seized and three people were arrested.

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Willy James Anderson, 20, was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of a Weapon x 2
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
  • Possession of Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order
  • Fail to Comply Condition Recognizance by Judge/Justice
  • Warrant (Fail to Attend Court – Recognizance by Judge/Justice)
  • Warrant (Fail to Appear – Promise to Appear)

Lee James Boulette, 35, was arrested and charged with:

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  • Possession of a Weapon x 2
  • Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulation

Preston Lee Wood, 35, was arrested and charged with:

  • Possession of a Weapon x 2
  • Store Firearm or Restricted Weapon Contrary to Regulations
  • Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Possession of a Prohibited Weapon Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
  • Possession of Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order x 4

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