Three People Face Firearms Charges, Two of Them Also Drug Trafficking Charges, After an OPP Community Street Crime Unit Search of a Property in Edwardsburgh Township and a Storage Facility in Kemptville, Where a Loaded Handgun, Rifles, Suspected Cocaine and Crystal Methamphetamine and About $100,000 in Cash Were Seized (October 29, 2026)

Three people face firearms charges, and two of them also face drug trafficking charges, after Ontario Provincial Police searched a property in Edwardsburgh Township and a storage facility in Kemptville on October 22, Brockvilleist and My Kemptville Now reported on October 29. Brockvilleist reports that the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit, which began a drug trafficking investigation in the summer of 2026, seized more than a kilogram of suspected cocaine, about three kilograms of suspected crystal methamphetamine, roughly 6,000 suspected methamphetamine tablets and opioid pills, a loaded handgun, rifles, brass knuckles, ammunition and about $100,000 in Canadian currency. Brockvilleist names the three accused as Kaitlyn Barkley, 23, of North Dundas Township, Jonathon Richardson, 41, of Kemptville, and Luke Brioux, 42, of Kemptville.

Legal status: Charged. The allegations have not been tested in court and all three accused are presumed innocent.

The Searches

According to both outlets, officers executed search warrants on Thursday, October 22, at a property in Edwardsburgh Township and at a storage facility in Kemptville. Brockvilleist says the OPP Emergency Response Team, the OPP Canine Unit and Grenville County OPP assisted the East Region Community Street Crime Unit. My Kemptville Now says other agencies assisted.

The Seizure

Both outlets give the same inventory: more than one kilogram of suspected cocaine, about three kilograms of suspected crystal methamphetamine, approximately 6,000 suspected methamphetamine tablets and opioid pills, a loaded handgun, rifles, brass knuckles, ammunition, about $100,000 in Canadian currency, and other items the outlets describe as typically associated with drug trafficking.

The Charges

Brockvilleist reports that Kaitlyn Barkley, 23, of North Dundas Township is charged with several firearms offences, including unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm, possession of a prohibited device or ammunition and careless storage, plus failure to comply with an undertaking, and that she also faces six drug trafficking charges. It reports that Jonathon Richardson, 41, of Kemptville is charged with two counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited device or ammunition and careless storage, and that he also faces six drug trafficking charges. It reports that Luke Brioux, 42, of Kemptville is charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm and careless storage.

Brockvilleist says Ms. Barkley and Mr. Richardson were held in custody for bail hearings before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville, and that Mr. Brioux was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Brockville court on November 27, 2026. My Kemptville Now reports that a 23-year-old woman from North Dundas Township and a 41-year-old Kemptville man were charged with weapons and drug offences and held for a bail hearing in Brockville, and that a 42-year-old Kemptville man faces weapons charges.

Kaitlyn Barkley, Jonathon Richardson and Luke Brioux are presumed innocent, and none of the charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Ontario Provincial Police, as reported by Brockvilleist and My Kemptville Now. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.