Regina man facing eighteen charges after stealing vehicle

A man is facing stolen vehicle and weapons charges after an incident Wednesday evening.

Nineteen-year-old Michael Ethan Obey was spotted in a stolen vehicle at around 7:45 p.m. by plainclothes officers. They were able to take him into custody when the vehicle stopped at a service station, but the passenger in the car jumped into the driver’s seat and drove away.

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The vehicle was later found abandoned. Police found a sawed-off shotgun, a sawed-off .22 calibre firearm as well as ammunition and a machete.

Obey is charged with:

• 2 x careless use of a firearm
• Possession of stolen property (vehicle) over $5,000
• Breach of probation
• Breach of undertaking
• Driving while disqualified
• 3 x Possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace
• 2 x Possession of a firearm, knowing its possession is unauthorized
• 2 x Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• 2 x Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• 2 x Possession of a firearm, prohibited or restricted weapon obtained by crime
• Possession of firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition

The investigation is ongoing. Obey made his first court appearance Thursday morning.