RCMP in Grande Prairie, Alta., have laid more than a dozen charges after a 19-year-old man who fled the scene of a collision was found carrying two loaded handguns Thursday.
Shortly after 2 p.m. on April 9, RCMP members witnessed a collision on 121 Avenue near 100 Street in Grande Prairie. Witnesses told police a man involved had fled.
Police located Julio Da Costa, 19, and arrested him for failing to stop at the scene of the accident. Following a police search, Da Costa was also found to be carrying two fully-loaded firearms.
He faces 19 charges, including failure to stop after an accident, possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose and carrying a concealed weapon, among others.
Da Costa was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in Grande Prairie Provincial Court on April 15, 2020.
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Any witnesses to this incident should call Grande Prairie RCMP at 780-830-5701, or submit anonymously through Crime Stoppers online or at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
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