Assault investigation turns into drug and weapons bust

An investigation by the Prince George RCMP into a reported assault this week turned into a significant drug and weapons seizure.

Early on Tuesday morning, officers responded to a possible assault in progress at a residence on Royal Crescent. A woman was found in the residence but officers found evidence to suggest that at least one person had escaped out of a window. A police dog service team was called in and located three men hiding in a wooded area nearby.

A stolen vehicle from Alberta was in the driveway and, after obtaining a search warrant, officers found:

· Three marijuana plants along with a quantity of dried marijuana;

· Quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine;

· Two machetes and several knives;

· Nun-chucks, which are a prohibited;

· Multiple firearms, including shotguns and a prohibited handgun, along with ammunition;

· Drug trafficking paraphernalia;

· Two laptops; and

· A number of items believed to be used to make fraudulent identification.

Four people were arrested, although one was released without charge.

Thirty-one year old Jason Paul Mathany,  recently moved to Prince George from Calgary. He has been charged with a total of 10 Criminal Code offenses:

· Assault;

· Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000;

· Careless Storage of a Firearm (3 counts); and

· Possession of a Firearm without a Licence (6 counts).

Dana Louise Funk, 24 also a recent transplant from Calgary, has been charged with nine Criminal Code offences:

· Careless Storage of a Firearm (3 counts); and

· Possession of a Firearm without a Licence (6 counts).

Charles Dalton Darling, 48, is Calgary, and has been charged with one Criminal Code offence:

· Possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.

The Prince George RCMP’s Street Crew Unit is leading the investigation and more charges are possible.