An incident in Ravenswood that began Monday night and continued into Tuesday morning has resulted in charges for 2 Calgary men. 

On Feb. 1, 2021, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Airdrie RCMP conducted a traffic stop with a motorhome on Yankee Valley Blvd near Ravenswood neighbourhood in Airdrie. An Airdrie RCMP officer was out doing police checks when another officer looked into the RV and observed the driver holding an assault rifle. Officers retreated to cover and resources were called in.

o comply with release order

· Resist/obstruct a police officer

· Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

· Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle

· Careless use of a firearm

· Possession of a prohibited weapon

Paul Crellin also had 5 outstanding warrants out of Calgary Police Service and 7 outstanding warrants out of Edmonton Police Service. He has been remanded into custody and will be appearing in Airdrie Provincial Court on Feb. 4, 2021, at 9 a.m. 

A second male was travelling with Crellin, but following in a separate vehicle. Joshua Peter Ball (42 yrs) of Calgary, Alta was also arrested and charged with the following: 

· Careless use of a firearm

· Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized

· Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition

· Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle

· Weapons possession contrary to order and fail to surrender authorization (x2)

· Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

· Possession of body armour without a valid permit

Joshua Ball has been remanded into custody and will be appearing in Airdrie Provincial Court on Feb. 4, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.

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