A Winnipeg man’s social media posts, in which he allegedly threatened police officers, has landed him in custody.
Police said they became aware of posts made by a suspect threatening to kill police while posing near police headquarters with a firearm, which led to enhanced security measures in and around the Smith Street building.
Cst. Rob Carver said Tuesday that this type of threat is thankfully rare.
“In all the years I have been doing this, I’m not aware of somebody going out of their way and videotaping themselves roaming around and surveilling a police building with a firearm in their possession, and posting that and saying they intended to kill an officer,” said Cst. Rob Carver.
“That’s thankfully rare and it’s incredibly disturbing.”
The suspect was picked up, along with two other people, last week at a traffic stop, where police nabbed two loaded 22-calibre semi-automatic rifles and a sawed-off, pump-action shotgun.
Sean Andrew Spence, 25 – the subject of three firearms prohibitions – was charged with uttering threats and 27 separate firearms offences. He is in custody.
Also arrested and charged in the traffic stop were Jewels Robert Alfred Contois, 24, and Raven Freedom Sky Wilson, 18. They were each charged with multiple offences, including firearms charges, breaching court orders, and meth trafficking.
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