A high risk vehicle stop by the OPP on Highway 11 near Bracebridge has resulted in three men being arrested.
OPP and the Muskoka Crime Unit are still investigating the robbery that occurred on Tuesday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m. in a vehicle on Muskoka Road 118 in Bracebridge.
The victims met with the three suspects, who arrived together in a vehicle, at the intersection of Muskoka Road 118 and Brackenrig Road in Muskoka Lakes Township. Two of the three suspects got into the victim's vehicle and demanded cash. At the same time, a single shot was discharged from a firearm.
The two vehicles started driving in tandem toward Highway 11 North and one of the victims was able to activate 9-1-1 from a cell phone which immediately engaged police.
The victims were instructed to pull over on Highway 11 near Holiday Park Drive and as they did so, two suspects fled on foot. Police arrived quickly, contained the area and one of the suspects, 27-year-old Nicholas Jarvis of Gravenhurst, was arrested nearby.
The suspect vehicle that had been following continued northbound on Highway 11 and was located by police on Bonnie Lake Road in Bracebridge. A high-risk vehicle stop was conducted and the driver, 29-year-old Mitchell Jarvis of Gravenhurst, was arrested.
The OPP Canine Unit was used with the support of the OPP Emergency Response Team to search for the remaining suspect. An extensive canine track was conducted and as the track crossed Highway 11, for the safety of the public and the involved officers, the highway was closed for a short period of time.
Police found the remaining suspect, 35 year-old Jermaine Duffus of Mississauga, hiding in a nearby forest west of Highway 11. He was suffering from hypothermia and was carried by police to the roadway where Muskoka Paramedic Services were waiting and took him to hospital.
Police have charged the three accused's each with Robbery Using a Firearm.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.
