A Prince George man is in the custody of RCMP for firearm possession.
According to police, 26-year-old Johnny James Boys was arrested Tuesday evening (June 4) shortly after 8 p.m. after officers found a loaded firearm on his person and five weapons-related charges have been approved by the B.C. Prosecution Service.
This was the result of a string of incidents that began earlier that night when police tried to pull over what they believed to be a suspicious vehicle, but the driver didn’t stop and fled at a ‘high-rate speed’ along 5th Ave. near Tabor Blvd.
RCMP chose not to pursue the vehicle out of concern for public safety, but moments later, they were advised of a man placing bikes and other items out of a pick-up truck and hiding them in a wooded area at a park on Gillett St.
Not far from the park, Boys was seen on a bicycle when he was arrested by Prince George police and discovered he was carrying a loaded firearm.
The truck he was driving was found and the items inside were seized as part of the on-going investigation.
Boys has been charged with the following:
- Carry a concealed weapon
- Possession of a prohibited weapon without a licence
- Possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
- Possession of a firearm for the purpose of transferring it
- Fail to report found firearm
His past troubles with the law also prohibit him from driving due to a history of police involvement in Prince George, Terrace, Dease Lake, and Alberta.
Boys was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court today (June 6)
If you have any information about this incident, please contact the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300, anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.
