Apart from the trouble in which he finds himself in Timmins, the 19-year-old subject of yesterday’s manhunt in Schumacher is wanted for murder in Thunder Bay.
He was in Timmins with a 16-year-old boy, also from Toronto.
Timmins Police communications coordinator Marc Depatie says they were eventually arrested during a controlled traffic stop at 5:45pm.
“Both these persons were familiar to the drug subculture in the Timmins area,” Depatie says, “and were seen on a number of occasions at various locations that were under surveillance by the Timmins Police Service.”
Depatie says the 16-year-old was in the car when the older suspect was in an altercation with officers in the Senator Hotel parking garage. They fled, prompting the search when their car was found abandoned in Schumacher.
Officers located them based on information that they were elsewhere than Schumacher.
“They were seen entering a vehicle and that vehicle was subject to a controlled and maneuvered traffic stop by the Timmins Police Service,” according to Depatie. “They were arrested at the intersection of Brunette Road and Algonquin Boulevard.”
CHARGES AGAINST BOTH SUSPECTS
– Carry a Firearm in a Careless Manner contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Occupy a Motor Vehicle Knowing a Firearm is Within contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession of Proceeds of Crime Over $5,000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST THE 19-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT
– Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle Cause Bodily Harm contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Flight from Peace Officer contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– 2 counts of Fail to Comply with Release Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
Source: Timmins Police Service