Extortion charges laid by Winnipeg police against man arrested in Toronto - BERITAJA

A man accused of extortion and wanted connected a Canada-wide warrant was arrested successful Toronto while constabulary proceed searching for different wanted man, according to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS).

Jermaine Weekes, 41, was arrested successful Ontario by the Toronto Police Service connected May 1 and turned complete to Winnipeg police “on the spot of a warrant,” a news merchandise shared by the WPS said.

Weekes will look 2 charges of extortion and was detained, constabulary said.

A 2nd man, Farhan Nabil, remains connected the loose and wanted connected 2 counts of conspiracy to perpetrate extortion and 2 counts of conspiracy to perpetrate arson, constabulary said. The 29-year-old is taxable to a nationwide warrant.

Last month, a man from Kitchener, Ont., was re-arrested successful a Winnipeg correctional installation and charged pinch further crimes successful narration to a flurry of arsons and extortions successful Winnipeg convenience stores past July, according to a constabulary news merchandise from April.

Four different people, including 2 from Montreal, were antecedently arrested and charged as portion of this investigation.