Toronto gun bust results in charges for four, including Ajax man

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Published September 16, 2024 at 2:50 pm

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A significant Toronto gun bust has led to four arrests including an Ajax man and a teenager.

Toronto Police launched an investigation into a group of suspects believed to illegally possess weapons.  The investigation led to raids of a home and a car in the city.

The officers found two pistols and an assault rifle in the raids. On Sept. 3, they arrested three men and a teenager near Kennedy Road and Lawrence Avenue East.

The four include;

  • Jushaii Reid, 21 of Toronto
    • possession of a loaded firearm
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm
    • possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm in a car
    • possession of a firearm obtained by crime
    • careless storage of a firearm
    • possession of a firearm contrary to prohibition order
    • possession of a prohibited device
  • Justice Townsend, 21 of Toronto
    • possession of a loaded firearm
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm
    • possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
    • possession of a prohibited device
    • careless storage of a firearm, and
    • carrying a concealed weapon
  • Trayvon Reid, 23 of Ajax
    • possession of a loaded firearm
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm
    • possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm in a car
    • Possession of a Firearm Obtained by Crime
    • Careless Storage of a Firearm
    • Possession of a Prohibited Device
    • two counts of Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order
    • Fail to Comply with Probation
  • A youth, who cannot be identified,
    • possession of a loaded firearm
    • unauthorized possession of a firearm
    • possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
    • Unauthorized Possession of a firearm in a car
    • careless storage of a firearm
    • possession of a prohibited device
    • possession of a firearm obtained by crime

A fourth man was also arrested the following day, Dumari Ewart, 24 of Toronto,

  • possession of a loaded firearm
  • unauthorized possession of a firearm
  • possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
  • unauthorized possession of a firearm in a car
  • possession of a firearm obtained by crime
  • careless storage of a firearm
  • possession of a prohibited device
  • possession of a firearm contrary to a prohibition order
  • failure to comply with probation

 

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