A suspected live grenade was among the weapons found during the search of a home in Bridgewater, N.S., earlier this week.
Bridgewater Police Service executed a search warrant at the home on Thomson Drive on Tuesday.
Police say they found two handguns, ammunition and a suspected live grenade hidden inside the home.
Matthew Jordan Corkum is facing the following charges:
- having an explosive substance with intent to endanger life
- two counts of failing to comply with a release order (possessing a weapon and possessing drugs)
- five counts of possession of prohibited firearm, ammunition or explosive while prohibited by order
- two counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes
- two counts of careless storage of a firearm
- four counts of possession of a firearm without a licence
- possession of a restricted firearm with accessible ammunition
Police say Corkum has five previous firearms-related convictions.
“He has been on four different Firearms Prohibition Orders since 2011, is currently under a Lifetime Firearms Ban, and was on two separate Court Release Orders to reside in the community while facing earlier outstanding charges,” reads a news release from Bridgewater Police Service.
Corkum was scheduled to appear in Bridgewater provincial court on Wednesday.
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