Merritt Mountie faces multiple gun charges in case spanning three years

A Merritt RCMP officer is facing a series of firearms-related charges, including possessing firearms obtained through the commission of a crime.

A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says charges have been approved against Const. David Paul Feller follows events that occurred in Merritt and Kamloops from 2020 to 2023.

Feller faces one count of breach of trust, two counts of possessing firearms obtained through the commission of an offence, and two counts of storing firearms contrary to the Firearms Act regulations.

He has also been charged with one count of possessing unloaded restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition and one count of possessing restricted firearms at an unauthorized location.

Feller is also facing domestic violence charges stemming from alleged incidents in Merritt in 2020 and 2021. The 38-year-old is due to stand trial on those charges – assault causing bodily harm, assault by choking, five counts of assault, two counts of uttering threats, and two firearms charges – next week.

According to the BC Prosecution Service, the new charges were approved by an experienced lawyer who has no connection to Feller.

Feller is scheduled to make his first appearance related to the charges in Merritt provincial court on Nov. 18.