Winnipeg police took a man into custody Tuesday after the report of a break-in at an apartment building in the 600 block of Ellice Avenue.
Officers arrived to find the man hiding behind a doorway wearing a balaclava and a face mask.
While searching him, officers found a heavily reduced sawed-off .22 calibre rifle, .22 calibre ammunition cartridges, .17 HMR calibre ammunition cartridges, and a large hunting knife.
Jesse James Daher, 25, of Winnipeg, has been charged with various weapons-related offences and four counts of failing to comply with a recognizance order.
Police say Daher also had five outstanding arrest warrants. He remains in custody.
