{"id":12872,"date":"2026-06-25T18:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=12872"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:29:23","slug":"six-people-facing-serious-charges-after-search-warrant-in-westville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/six-people-facing-serious-charges-after-search-warrant-in-westville\/","title":{"rendered":"Six People Facing Serious Charges After Search Warrant in Westville."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) arrested six people after executing a firearms-related search warrant in Westville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in June, PCISCEU began an investigation after learning about a number of weapons at a residence in the 2100 block of Spring Garden Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 23, PCISCEU, with assistance from the RCMP Critical Incident Program, RCMP Police Dog Services, Pictou County District RCMP, Stellarton Police Service, and Westville Police Service, executed a search warrant at the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six individuals were safely arrested at the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result of the search, officers seized a .22 calibre rifle; a loaded sawed-off 20-gauge shotgun; a starter pistol; two pellet guns; a conducted energy weapon; a large quantity of ammunition; and a 3D printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Jessica Barker, 33, of Colchester County; Stephen Grant Wood, 43, of Westville; and Ashley MacKenzie-Wright, 42, of Westville, have been charged with a number of firearms offences, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unauthorised Possession of a Firearm (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Unauthorized (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlawful Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (two counts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Careless Storage of a Firearm or Ammunition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of a Firearm while Knowing its Serial Number Has Been Removed (two counts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barker faces additional charges for failure to comply with conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barker was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Pictou Provincial Court on July 13. Wood and MacKenzie-Wright were released on conditions and are scheduled to appear on July 13 and July 20, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of the three other people who were arrested were released on conditions. One person was released without charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: PCISCEU includes officers from Pictou County District RCMP, Westville Police Service, and Stellarton Police Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: RCMP Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit (PCISCEU) arrested six people after executing a firearms-related search warrant in Westville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12873,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12872\/revisions\/12873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}