Three Muskoka residents taken into custody following violent altercation

Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three individuals with multiple serious offences in Gravenhurst.

On February 27, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers, along with Muskoka EMS, responded to a call from a resident on Southwood Road in Gravenhurst after a man showed up at his door asking for help. The man described that he had been at a nearby residence and suffered harm. However, he was able to flee on foot to find help. Police attended and paramedics ensured that the victim’s medical needs were met and that he was safe.

The Muskoka Crime Unit with the support of the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), the OPP K9 Unit and Bracebridge OPP detachment members, executed a search warrant at the involved address and have taken three people into custody.

Police have charged 26-year-old Ashton CARNEGIE of Bracebridge and 33-year-old Brandon REED of Gravenhurst each with the following offences:

• Forcible Confinement CC 279(2)
• Robbery using Firearm CC 344(1)(a)
• Assault with a Weapon CC 267(a)
• Assault CC 266
• Pointing a Firearm CC 87
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1)
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose CC 88
• Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm CC 95(1)
• Theft Over $5000 of a Motor Vehicle CC 334(a)
• Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon CC 91(2)
• Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order CC 117.01(1)
• Firearm- Use While Committing Offence CC 85(1)(a)
• Fail to Comply with Probation Order CC 733.1(1)

Police have also charged 52-year-old Jody SPEARS of Gravenhurst with:

• Forcible Confinement CC 279(2)
• Robbery using Firearm CC 344(1)(a)
• Assault with a Weapon CC 267(a)
• Assault CC 266
• Pointing a Firearm CC 87
• Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm CC 91(1)
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose CC 88
• Possession of Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm CC 95(1)
• Theft Over $5000 of a Motor Vehicle CC 334(a)
• Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon CC 91(2)
• Firearm- Use While Committing Offence CC 85(1)(a)

The three accused parties have been held in custody and will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 1, 2025 to answer to their charges.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com, Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous, and therefore will not have to testify in court.

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