FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 25, 2019 1:55pm
(Ottawa) – A male suspect entered a business in the 800 block of Merivale Road, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 9:26pm.
The suspect held up a knife and demanded money. He fled the business with an undisclosed amount of money. A frontline officer located the suspect and arrested him without incident nearby. No one was injured.
The Ottawa Police Robbery unit identified the male as also being responsible for two other robberies, which occurred between January 21 and January 23, 2019.
Joshua Jacob DEVERAUX, 23 years old and of no fixed address, has been charged with:
- Robbery with offensive weapon x2
- Robbery
- Possession Weapons Dangerous x2
DEVERAUX is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, January 28, 2019.
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