Port Colborne man, 30, faces multiple weapons charges

A Port Colborne man is facing several weapons-related charges.

Niagara police responded shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday to a gas station in the area of Niagara Street and Thorold Road in Welland for a weapons call.

Officers arrived to find a man in possession of a black BB gun, brass knuckles and a butterfly knife.

Coty Ducheno, 30, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon, three counts of failing to comply with a release order, failing to comply with a probation order and two counts of unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

Ducheno was held in custody pending a video bail hearing that is expected to take place Wednesday at a courthouse in St. Catharines.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1008980.

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