(St. John’s, NL) January 23, 2025 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) has charged a Paradise man with dozens of offences after an altercation and search of his property.
Operational Patrol Services responded to a residence in Paradise around 11:45 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 18), following a report of a weapons offence where a suspect had fled in a vehicle. A number of officers responded including Police Dog Services, the Criminal Investigation Division and the Tactics and Rescue Unit. Officers located a 29-year-old male at his home nearby where he was arrested without incident.
As a result of a search of his home, officers located:
- A loaded .22 caliber handgun
- 9 mm handgun with magazine and ammunition
- Rifle
- Imitation handgun (BB gun)
- A set of brass knuckles with a knife attached
- Taser cartridges
- Prescription pills
- 583 grams of MDMA, in addition to 108 pills
- 385 grams of cocaine
- Cash
- And other drug paraphernalia
Jordan Fifield has been held in custody to appear in Provincial Court today on the following charges:
- Two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking a controlled substance
- Five counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of prohibited weapon or restricted weapon
- Three counts of careless use, storage, handling of a firearm
- Four counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Four counts of possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon
- Two counts of possessing a weapon with ammunition.
- Three counts of possessing a weapon obtained by commission of an offence
- Seven counts of breach of firearms prohibition order
- Possession of a firearm with serial altered
- Four counts of breach of firearms regulations
- Breach of probation
The RNC continues to encourage anyone who witnesses suspicious activity to report it directly to police by calling 709-729-8000. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com.
Please see photo attached.
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File # 2025-4072
Cst. James Cadigan, #775
Public Communications Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca
709-729-8658
