Repeat offender from Windsor arrested in Sarnia

Sarnia police arrested a Windsor man at a motel on London Line on March 13, 2024. (Source: Sarnia police)

The emergency response team was deployed to a Sarnia motel Wednesday as police arrested a Windsor man who was in breach of his release order.

A release order had been issued for Zoltan Zoldi, 31 — he was found in a  London Line motel and taken into custody around 9:30 a.m.

According to police, he was wearing body armour and had a loaded handgun on him, along with cash and drugs with an estimated street value of $34,000, including fentanyl, crystal meth and cocaine.

 

Charges include

• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a firearm with ammunition
• Using a firearm in the commission of an offence
• Possessing a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Carrying a concealed weapon
• Possession of a prohibited device
• Fail to comply with a Prohibition Order contrary sec. 109(3) CCC x6
• Fail to comply with a Prohibition Order contrary sec. 109(2)(b) x2
• Fail to Comply with Probation X 2
• Breach of Release Order
• Possession for the Purpose of trafficking X 3

In a news release, Sarnia Police Chief Derek Davis said he's concerned about the repeated presence of these weapons and said, “These types of armed individuals put extreme risk to officers.”