Merritt RCMP officer charged with several firearms offences
A Merritt RCMP officer has been charged with several firearms offences that happened over the span of three years.
The BC Prosecution Service approved charges against Const. David Paul Feller for offences that happened in Merritt and Kamloops between Feb. 1, 2020 and May 19, 2023, according to a press release from the prosecution service today, Oct. 30.
He is facing one count of breach of trust, two counts of possessing firearms obtained through the commission of an offence, two counts of storing firearms contrary to the Firearms Act, one count of possessing unloaded restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition, and one count of possessing firearms at an unauthorized location.
His first court date at the Merritt provincial court is set for Nov. 18.
The service said the charges were approved by a Crown counsel who has no connection with Const. Feller.
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