Wareham man facing 23 charges after guns, ammunition, and drugs allegedly found in vehicle

MARION, Mass. (WLNE) — The Marion Police Department said a Wareham man is facing 23 charges after police allegedly seized multiple guns, ammunition, and drugs from his vehicle.

67-year-old Brian Ewan was charged with: five counts of possession of a firearm without a firearms identification card (subsequent offense), two counts of possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card (subsequent offense), one count of possession of an unlicensed assault weapon, six counts of possession of a large-capacity feeding device, one count of receiving a firearm with a defaces serial number, one count of possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number in the commission of a felony, two counts of possession of a Class B drug, one count of carrying a firearm without a license, one count of possession of a sawed-off shotgun, one count of operating under the influence of liquor, one count of possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and one count of no inspection/sticker.

Police responded to a gas station on Wareham Road around 3:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had passed out in a vehicle.

According to police, Ewan was allegedly found unresponsive in the drivers seat with “several open alcohol containers in plain view.”

A handgun was allegedly found in Ewan’s waistband and police arrested him on nine charges.

During an inventory search of Ewan’s pickup truck, police allegedly found a sawed-off Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun.

Police said officers then obtained a search warrant for the truck and allegedly seized six additional firearms, over 175 rounds of ammunition, multiple BB guns, cocaine, and “another bag containing a brown powdery substance that requires further testing.”

Ewan was arraigned for his initial charges on Oct. 6, and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date to face the additional 14 charges.