Police seize weapons, arrest man after fake gun incident at St. Catharines hospital

Niagara police say a 38-year-old man is facing 76 charges after being found with a replica gun at a hospital in St. Catharines.

On April 28, officers responded to the Marotta Family Hospital in St. Catharines after receiving reports of a patient in possession of a gun.

Officers determined the gun to be an imitation firearm, but the man was found to be in breach of a probation order for having the replica gun and arrested on scene.

In a separate incident, investigators received information about more weapons possibly being at the man’s home.

After receiving a search warrant, detectives entered the home and located and seized several weapons and related items.

As a result, Jamie Khouathip of St. Catharines was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Careless Storage of a Firearm (three counts)
• Careless Storage of Ammunition (six counts)
• Possess Firearm Without Holding a Licence (three counts)
• Unlicenced Person Possess Restricted Weapon (three counts)
• Possess Restricted Firearm Knowingly Not Holding a Licence (three counts)
• Possess Prohibited Weapon Knowing No Authority
• Possess Loaded Firearm (three counts)
• Possess Firearm While Prohibited (nine counts)
• Possess Ammunition While Prohibited (19 counts)
• Possess Weapon While Prohibited
• Possess Firearm Part While Prohibited (two counts)
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order (19 counts)
• Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Crime
• Possession of Prohibited Firearm Obtained by Crime (two counts)
• Possession of a Restricted Firearm Obtained by Crime

The following items were seized during the investigation:

• Two .22cal Switch Guns (loaded)
• .22cal Handgun (loaded)
• Three BB Guns
• Shot Gun Barrel
• Cut off Gun Stock
• Shotgun Magazine-12 Gauge (Loaded with 12 rounds of slugs)
• Numerous Rounds of Various Calibre Ammunition
• Knuckle knife(prohibited)
• Three Imitation Firearms with bullets (not operable)

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009610.

Those wishing to provide information anonymously can do so through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or via their website.

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