BC NEWS, FORT ST. JOHN

Friday, December 20, 2024

A well-known offender is spending some time in jail following a traffic stop during the overnight hours Friday (Dec 20)…

Police say at approximately 2:44 AM, an officer on patrol conducted a traffic stop in a parking lot on Alaska Road North. Officers noted that the vehicle and driver in question were wanted following a previous incident when the driver fled from police.

Officers immediately arrested Kelly Shular, a prolific offender with a history of Driving while Prohibited and for Unlawfully Possessing Weapons. During the traffic stop, officers located a sawed-off shotgun inside the vehicle. Members seized the weapon and impounded the vehicle.

Shular remains in police custody until he can be brought before a judge.

New charges against Shular include:

• Careless storage of a Firearm
• Possessing a Prohibited Firearm without Registration Certificate
• Occupying a vehicle knowing there was a prohibited firearm in the vehicle
• Possessing a loaded Prohibited Firearm without Authorization
• Possessing a Prohibited Firearm Knowing that the Person was Not The Holder of a License
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order
• 3 counts of Possessing a Firearm while Prohibited

Warrant charges include:

• 2 counts of Driving while Prohibited
• Flight from Police
• Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order

Police continue to investigate.