NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police has arrested and charged a 27-year-old Toronto man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant following an abduction in the Town of Richmond Hill.
On Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at 2:50 a.m., a female victim rang a doorbell at a residence located in the area of High Tech Road and Silver Linden Drive. The door was not answered, but video surveillance shows an unknown male suspect, armed with what appears to be a handgun, exiting a vehicle parked on the roadway. The suspect had an altercation with the victim on the front porch of the residence and dragged her back to his vehicle before driving away. The male can be heard in the video threatening to kill the victim.
Thanks to tips received from the public, on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, investigators were able to identify both the man and woman that were seen in the surveillance video. The victim, a 28-year-old woman from the Town of Richmond Hill, was located in good health. The suspect vehicle, a 2017 Toyota RAV4 has been located by investigators and has been seized.
On Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, the suspect was located in the City of Toronto where he was arrested.
Charged: Johnathan McLennan, 27, City of TorontoCharges:
- Kidnapping with a firearm
- Forcible confinement
- Uttering threats
- Pointing a firearm
- Carrying a concealed weapon
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Possession of a weapon contrary to order
- Breach of probation
The accused has been held in custody and will be appearing again before the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on Sept. 19, 2018.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7241, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online.
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