Man charged with having guns, explosives in Moose Jaw

“Possession of an explosive substance” is just one of the dozen charges laid on a 46-year-old man in Moose Jaw this weekend.

Wayne Scott McGuire was arrested Sunday morning in a Tim Horton’s parking lot. Police were called out around 6:30 a.m. because a man been parked there for hours.

Police soon realized the man inside the truck was a suspect in another case, and decided to conduct a high-risk arrest.

McGuire was arrested without incident.

Originally McGuire was just charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 and possession of a stolen vehicle for a Chevrolet Avalanche. Then on Monday, officers added another 10 charges:

•  Possession of a loaded firearm
•  Possession of an explosive substance
•  Two counts of possession of a prohibited device
•  Two counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace
•  Possession of a firearm in a vehicle without authorization to do so
•  Two counts of carrying a firearm in a careless manner
•  Carry a prohibited weapon

McGuire will make his first appearance in court on these charges on Tuesday.