News release
Annapolis County District RCMP charges man with multiple firearms offences after executing search warrants
December 24, 2025
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Brickton, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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Annapolis District RCMP has charged a Brickton man after seizing ammunition, firearm parts, and improvised explosive devices during the execution of search warrants.
On December 16, RCMP officers learned that a 42-year-old man had been shot with a rubber projectile approximately two weeks earlier. The projectile was fired by a man known to him, 34-year-old Matthew Tyler Burton. The victim did not report serious injuries.
During the investigation, officers learned that Burton, who had an outstanding arrest warrant, was believed to be in illegal possession of firearms.
At approximately 1:10 a.m. on December 17, Kings District RCMP conducted a traffic stop on Hwy. 221 in Kingston. Burton was located in a Chevrolet Silverado and safely arrested before the vehicle was seized.
Later on December 17, officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 12000 block of Hwy. 1 in Brickton. During the search, officers seized ammunition for multiple different firearms, prohibited devices, firearms parts, and imitation firearms.
On December 18, investigators executed a search warrant on Burton’s Silverado. A shotgun and two improvised explosive devices were located inside the truck. A prohibited device was also seized from the vehicle.
Burton has been charged with:
- Unsafe Storage of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm When Knowing Possession of Unauthorized
- Pointing a Firearm
- Using a Firearm in the Commission of an Offence
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Careless Use of a Firearm
- Possession of Firearm/Weapon/Device/Ammunition in Vehicle
- Assault with a Weapon
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Weapon (six counts)
- Possession of a Prohibited Weapon When Knowing Possession Unauthorized (seven counts)
- Explosives: Make/Possess/Control (two counts)
- Possession of Explosive Device (two counts)
- Trap Likely to Cause Bodily Harm/Permit Trap (two counts)
Burton was released by the courts on conditions. He’s due to appear in Annapolis Royal Provincial Court at a later date.
Anyone with information to support this investigation is asked to call Annapolis District RCMP at 902-665-4481. To remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips app.
File #: 2025-1839575