A man who allegedly drove into a Toronto crime scene Monday while distracted by his cellphone was arrested and found to be possessing a loaded handgun and crack cocaine, police say.
Toronto police said officers were at a traffic detail involving a fatal shooting investigation in the area of Morningside Avenue and Kingston Road when a man drove into the crime scene area.
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A police spokesperson told Global News officers then smelled marijuana on him.
The man was also found to be possessing a pocket knife, a loaded handgun, crack cocaine and a digital scale.
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Twenty-six-year-old Toronto resident Daniel Campbell Johnson was arrested and charged with numerous offences including disobeying an officer directing traffic, failing to give identification, driving while using a handheld communication device, careless storage of a firearm, and four counts of failing to comply with a release order.
He was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning.
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