A third person has been arrested in connection with a summer standoff with Sault Police that ended with the apprehension of a man wanted for a 2022 homicide in Peterborough.
The accused killer, 34-year-old Eduardo Silva, had barricaded himself inside a Manitou Park home on Aug. 23. He was arrested two hours later “without incident,” police said at the time.
Initially charged with seven offences, including second-degree murder, Silva was later charged with 33 additional weapons-related crimes. Police say they seized three handguns, two high-capacity magazines and more than 100 rounds of ammunition.
On Nov. 2, Sault Police arrested a second person who was inside the home with Silva: 44-year-old Donald Robert. Facing multiple charges, Robert is accused of having “involvement with the firearms seized.”
On Sunday Dec. 3, police made a third arrest in connection with those firearms.
Jesse Stoddart, 29, is charged with:
- Careless Storage of Firearm, Weapon, Prohibited Device, or Ammunition x5
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm x3
- Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Weapon
- Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order x12
- Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition x3
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose x3
- Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited or Restricted Firearm x3
- Unauthorized Possession of Weapon x2
Stoddart is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
None of the allegations against any of the accused have been tested in court and all are considered innocent unless proven guilty.