A 35-year-old man has been charged by the York Regional Police after firing a gun to ward off would-be thieves during an attempted auto theft outside of his home in Vaughan, Ontario, on Thursday morning.
The man was arrested after five people attempted to make off with his white Lamborghini around 4:00 a.m., with police stating that he “successfully interrupted” the crime. Four of the five suspects were taken into custody.
They were identified as 20-year-old Moses Newton Larmond of Brampton, 20-year-old Troy Boca Peart of Toronto, and 22-year-old Nana-Yaw Kwartern of Mississauga. The fourth suspect, who is only 16, could not be identified.
According to CTV News, they are facing charges of attempted break-and-enter, attempted theft of a motor vehicle, disguise with intent, and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Kwartern was also charged with a probation breach, while police say the 16-year-old was also out on bail for multiple charges.
BREAKING:
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A Vaughan man fires a warning shot to scare off thugs trying to steal his Lamborghini.
The thieves? Released.
The homeowner? Charged.
Only in 🇨🇦 can you get more jail time for defending your property than the criminals breaking into it.
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35-Year-Old Hit With Multiple Charges After Disrupting Auto Theft
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As for the homeowner, he is believed to have fired a weapon he wasn’t authorized to carry and has been charged with discharging a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless storage of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm.
“Proportionality and reasonability is entirely determined by the courts,” the police noted. “Every case is distinct and different. And the biggest thing we want to hammer home is that there’s always a very considerable danger to other people that are around (when a gun is discharged). A car can be replaced but a human life cannot.”
Police hadn’t ascertained whether the suspects were armed at the time of the attempted auto theft. One of them remains at large.
