NANAIMO — A man asleep at the wheel of a pulled over car in Lantzville was allegedly found in possession of a loaded hand gun.
RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien says 35-year-old Richard Garnet Jackson was spotted asleep at the wheel on the Nanaimo Parkway near Ware Rd. around 2 a.m. on Thursday, April 15.
The officer checking the car saw what turned out to be a loaded black revolver on the front passenger side floor. Police allege knives, break-in tools and a small amount of suspected fentanyl was also found in the car.
Police said Jackson isn’t the owner of the firearm.
He was charged with multiple firearm offenses, possession of a controlled substance and breaching his conditions.
He makes his next court appearance on Tuesday.
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