RCMP release:

The Nova Scotia RCMP has charged a man with impaired operation and firearms offences after responding to a report of an intoxicated man at a restaurant in Oxford.

On February 23, at approximately 7:45 p.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of an intoxicated man at a restaurant in Oxford. Upon arrival, officers learned that the man, who was showing signs of impairment, had driven to the restaurant. The man provided breath samples into an approved screening device which resulted in a “fail”. He was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

While officers searched the man, they located and seized a loaded handgun*.

Christopher Lamert Jobe, 42, of Warren, has been charged with:

• Careless Use of Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition
• Carrying Concealed Weapon
• Unauthorized Possession of Loaded Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
• Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited Weapon
• Unauthorized Possession in a Motor Vehicle
• Possession of Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
• Possession of Ammunition Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
• Operation While Impaired
• Operation of a Conveyance 80mg% or over
  

Jobe was transported to Oxford RCMP detachment and provided breath samples that registered 260 mg% and 250 mg%. He was later released on an undertaking. Jobe is scheduled to appear in Amherst Provincial Court on April 14.

Due to Jobe being an off-duty municipal police officer, the matter was referred to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), which oversaw the investigation.

*The handgun was not a service weapon.

SiRT release:

On the afternoon of February 24, 2025, a member of the RCMP in Amherst contacted SiRT regarding an incident involving an off-duty officer of the Amherst Police Department.

Due to the circumstances and the need for an immediate response, the RCMP initiated the investigation, which is now complete. As this case is a matter of public interest, SiRT provided oversight of the RCMP investigation. SiRT Director Erin Nauss agreed with the RCMP’s conclusion.

On February 27, 2025, Christopher Jobe was charged with nine offences under Part III of the Criminal Code (firearms), and two offences related to operating a vehicle while impaired.

SiRT’s Summary of Investigation Oversight Report can be found here: Recent Publications | SiRT .

As the matter is before the courts, and in consideration of the fair trial interests of the accused, SiRT will not provide further comment on the investigation.