Ryan English and Mike Anton charged with numerous firearms related offences

The Hamilton Police Service has arrested and charged two men with numerous illegal firearm related offences after responding to the Glanbrook area for possible shots fired.

On Thursday, July 15th, 2010 at approximately 9:00 p.m., Hamilton Police responded to the area of Hwy. 56 and Kirk Rd. Glanbrook to investigate a report of possible shots fired.  Members of the Emergency Response Unit and Division Three patrol responded to a home on Hwy 56 where the alleged shots were heard.

Hamilton Police approached the home and spoke with a man inside who indicated there was only one other person in the home.  Based on the information provided to Hamilton Police and acting on public safety officers entered the home and searched for injured persons.  The two persons within the home were detained while the home was searched. Nobody else was found in the home.

While searching the bedrooms on the second floor, officers observed in plain view a spent shot gun casing, two shotguns and remnants of a grow operation. The firearms were proven safe and the residence was secured.

Members of the Integrated Guns and Gangs Unit obtained a search warrant for the home and outbuildings on the property.  The warrant was executed in the early hours of today when two illegal firearms, ammunition and a quantity of hash were seized.  One of the firearms seized was stolen from a break and enter in Brantford in 1983.  The two men in the home were arrested and now face numerous firearms and drug related charges.   Both arrested men are expected to appear for a bail hearing today.

Charged:   Ryan ENGLISH, 26 yrs. of Selkirk
                    Mike ANTON, 25 yrs. of Caledonia

Charges:   Careless Storage of Firearm x 2
                    Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm x 2
                    Possession of a Weapon Obtained by Crime
                    Possession of a Prohibited Weapon x 2
                    Possession of a Firearm with an Altered Serial Number
                    Possession of a Prohibited Weapon with Ammunition x 2
                    Possession of Hashish

Seized:      Winchester Model 23 XTR 20 gauge
                    Winchester Model 12, 12 gauge
                    Shot gun ammunition
                    30 grams of Hash