Two Ottawa men faces swarming charges
Published September 19, 2012 | 11:27 am
Ottawa: Two Ottawa men Anthony James Guertin,26, and Damien Faucher-Bouffard,23, are facing multiple charges in connection with a swarming that happened on Sept. 14 in Vanier.
Both have been charged with six offences including robbery, assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats and possession of a firearm obtained by crime.
Police said a male was standing in front of a convenience store on Lavergne Street when two suspects left the store. One of the suspects, who was armed with a handgun, grabbed the victim.
The victim resisted and was assaulted, sustaining minor head injuries as a result.The suspects fled the scene with some property, but dropped it nearby. The suspects fled to a nearby residence where they were arrested without incident by responding patrol officers a short time later.
Guertin is additionally charged with two counts of Possession of a firearm while prohibited.
Faucher-Bouffard appears in court on September 24 while Guertin appears in court again on September 20.
Anyone with information with respect to this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116 or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll free at 1-800-222-8477.
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