Police seize firearms and ammunition at Belleville apartment

Lethal weapons and ammunition were seized by Project Renewal officers (OPP and Belleville Police)  after a search of an east end Belleville apartment building Tuesday.

As a result, two men were arrested and face various weapons charges.

Also involved the search, seizure, and arrest were the Belleville Emergency Response Unit and the Belleville Canine Unit.

Charged were Rudi McCoy, 33, of Belleville was charged with:

1. 3 x Unauthorized Possession of a firearm

2. 3 x Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a firearm

3. Careless Storage of a firearm

4. 2 x Breach of Probation

Jesse Gornall, 47, of Belleville was charged with:

1. 3 x Unauthorized Possession of a firearm

2. 3 x Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a firearm

3. 2 x Possession of firearm/ammunition while prohibited

4. Careless Storage of a firearm

5. 3 x Breach of Probation

Both individuals were held in police custody for a bail hearing Wednesday.

Items seized:

• Mossburg .22-caliber bolt action rifle;

• Akkar 12-gauge pump shotgun;

• Savage .22-caliber, single shot bolt action rifle;

• Three .22-caliber banana clip magazines each with a 25-round capacity -two were empty and one contained 20 rounds;

• 1 box (25 rounds) Winchester 12-gauge ammunition #71/2 shot;

• 10 rounds Winchester 12-gauge ammunition #4 shot turkey load;

• 25 rounds 12-gauge 00 buckshot;

• Estimated 400 rounds Remington .22-caliber ammunition;

• 9 rounds .22-caliber CCL Stinger ammunition;

• 2 Remington .22-caliber long rifle round nose ammunition;

• 12 rounds Steelworx .22-caliber long rifle snap caps;

• 6 rounds Remington 12-gauge ammunition;

• 1 round Score 12-gauge slug;

• Colt Defender .177-caliber pellet hand gun;

• Browning .177-caliber pellet hand gun with red dot scope;