“Although we can only release limited information as this case is still before the courts, I do want to reiterate and emphasize to the public that the victim and suspect did know each other. As a result of the investigation, the OPP determined that this was a targeted incident and there is no risk to public safety.”
After a lengthy investigation by the Bancroft OPP Crime Unit, an arrest warrant was issued for an Ottawa resident.
On Tuesday, the wanted individual was located and arrested during a routine traffic stop by Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officers.
A 22-year-old is charged with kidnapping, robbery and extortion using a firearm, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, uttering death threats or threats of bodily harm and possession of stolen property over $5,000.
The accused was remanded in custody following a bail hearing on Wednesday.
