Man arrested after police seize handgun during traffic stop: N.S. RCMP

Items are pictured following a seizure in Goffs, N.S. (N.S. RCMP)

A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges after an RCMP traffic stop in Goffs, N.S., resulted in the seizure of a firearm.

Police say an officer was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 102 when they initiated a traffic stop with a northbound Dodge Ram displaying tinted front windows and a licence plate not registered to the vehicle around 10:05 a.m., Tuesday.

“The officer identified the driver and confirmed he was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle anywhere in Canada. The driver was arrested, and a subsequent search of the truck resulted in the seizure of a loaded handgun,” read a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Jessiah Jamall David Elliot-Sisco, 26, of Grand Desert, N.S., is facing charges of driving while prohibited, failing to comply with a probation order, and the following firearms offences:

• careless use of a firearm
• contravention of storage regulations
• contravention of transportation regulations
• possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• carrying a concealed weapon
• unauthorized possession of a firearm
• possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• possession of a prohibited weapon knowing its possession is unauthorized
• possession of a firearm contrary to order

Elliot-Sisco appeared in Dartmouth provincial court on Wednesday. He was released and is scheduled to reappear on Dec. 7.

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