London police say a man who was wanted in connection with a late-December gun bust has been taken into custody, but allegedly not without a fight.
Police had been looking for William Pieszchala, 33, after officers with the London police guns and gangs section and the emergency response unit searched homes in the area of Commissioners Road West and Viscount Road around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023. Police seized a Mossberg model 935 shotgun, a remington model 870 shotgun, a Remington model 1100 shotgun, a Ruger 22 calibre carbine rifle with over-capacity magazine, a traditions pursuit G4 ultralight 50 calibre muzzle loader, ammunition, stolen identification and bank cards, 9 grams of suspected carfentanil, 5 grams of suspected fentanyl, 14 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, and 54 grams of mannitol.
The total value of the drugs seized is $3,700, according to police.
A 35-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, both from London, were arrested but Pieszchala remained at large.
On Sunday, December 31, 2023, police found him at a home near Baseline Road West and Cotswold Gate. Police allege he resisted arrest.
In addition to a charge of resisting arrest, he and the 35-year-old woman are charged with 16 offences including careless storage of a weapon, possession of a firearm without a licence, possession of a loaded/unloaded regulated firearm, possession of a restricted weapon or prohibited device knowing no authority unauthorized, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
The woman is additionally charged with six counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order and two counts of failure to comply with release order.
The 28-year-old man is charged with two counts of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
