Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with a weekend home invasion in Moose Factory.
Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service were originally alerted to a disturbance in the community at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26. Police learned three males entered the home, possibly armed with a firearm, threatened the occupants and fled.
As a result of continued investigation, a male suspect was identified, located and taken into custody without incident on Sunday, Nov. 26.
Corey Lee Sutherland, 38, of Moose Factory, appeared in bail court on Sunday, Nov. 26 on charges of:
• Break and Enter into a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit and Indictable Offence
• Disguise with Intent
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Conspiracy to Commit Indicatable Offence
He was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
Two other suspects were later located and arrested in Moose Factory on Monday, Nov. 27.
The investigation, and subsequent arrests of the three accused, were supported by members of the NAPS Crime Unit, Intelligence Unit, Emergency Response Team, and officers with the NAPS Northeast Region Moose Factory Detachment.
John Sutherland, 35, of Moose Factory is charged with:
• Break and Enter into a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit and Indictable Offence
• Disguise with Intent
• Conspiracy to Commit Indicatable Offence
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Assault with a Weapon
• Failure to Comply with Release Order x 2
Jeremy Linklater, 30, of Moose Factory, is charged with:
• Break and Enter into a Dwelling House with Intent to Commit and Indictable Offence
• Disguise with Intent
• Pointing a Firearm x 2
• Conspiracy to Commit Indicatable Offence
• Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Uttering Threats x 2
• Assault
Both suspects appeared for bail court on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.
Moose Factory First Nation First Nation is located about 315 km north of Timmins, Ont.