On May 27th, 2023, at 2:53am a Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) patrol officer assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) was on general patrol in the area of Church Street near Niagara Street, in the City of St. Catharines when they observed a 2006 Audi A4 with improperly registered licence plates attached.
A traffic stop was conducted for the Ontario Highway Traffic Act offence and upon speaking with the driver several packages of individually wrapped cannabis was observed inside the vehicle. The driver was placed under arrest and the vehicle was subsequently searched. A fully loaded .38 caliber “snubnosed revolver” was located under the driver’s seat. In addition, 142.9 grams of suspected cannabis, 45 grams of suspected cocaine, 8.5 grams of suspected fentanyl, and a 15 inch hunting knife with a 10 inch fixed blade was recovered.
Tyrese Amos-Ross FISHER (19 years) of Brampton, who was the driver and lone occupant in the vehicle was arrested and charged with the following criminal offences:
• Possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm knowingly not holding a licence
• Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• Careless storage of a firearm, weapon, prohibited device
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle
• Possession of fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession for the purpose of selling cannabis
FISHER was held for a bail hearing that took place later in the day on May 27th, 2023, via video link to the John Sopinka Courthouse, located at 45 Main Street East in the City of Hamilton. He has since been remanded into the custody of Ontario Correctional Services
Anyone with information is asked to contact the investigating officer by dialing 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009870.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information that leads to an arrest.
Incident #23-55246