Four people are facing charges in connection to the alleged kidnapping of an Orillia man who was discovered bound and beaten in a box earlier this month.
Police say on Jan. 12, just before 8:30 p.m., Orillia OPP officers responded to a disturbance call on the Rail Trail off James Street West.
When they arrived, police found a victim placed into a plastic box, bound with a rope showing signs of being recently assaulted according to a Orillia OPP release.
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“Officers on scene provided first aid treatment until paramedics from Georgian Ambulance arrived on scene to assist,” the release reads. “The victim was transported to a local hospital, and later to a Toronto area hospital for further medical treatment.”
A search warrant was executed at a Moffat Street residence in Orillia. Four people, all from Orillia, were arrested.
Thirty-eight-year-old Ryan Mars has been charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, forcible confinement, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, attempted obstruction of justice and failure to comply with a probation order.
Ashley Newman, also 38, has been charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, forcible confinement and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
Thirty-two-year-old Daniel Boonstra has been charged with kidnapping.
Bronson Ritchie, 34, has been charged with kidnapping, failure to comply with a release order, and failure to comply with a probation order.
All four are being held in custody pending bail hearings in Orillia.
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