Two arrested following robbery at LeBreton Flats area transit station
Posted Nov 2, 2020 06:55:00 PM.
Two Ottawa men are facing charges after police say a person was robbed at knife-point at Pimisi Station on Booth Street.
Ottawa police officers were called to the area to assist OC Transpo Special Constables, around 11:20 p.m. on Halloween.
Police explain, two men approached a person waiting inside on the main level of Pimisi Station and asked personal items. When the victim refused, officers say the suspects pushed him to the ground and put a knife to his throat.
Two OC Transpo Special Constables heard the commotion and arrested one of the suspects. Responding patrol officers tracked down the second suspect nearby and arrested him.
Robby Chiasson, 40, of Ottawa, has been charged with:
- Robbery with a weapon
- Possession of a weapon
- Breach of Probation
Christopher Forget, 27, of Ottawa, has been charged with:
- Robbery with a weapon
- Possession of a Weapon
- Breach of Probation
- Possession of a Schedule I substance (two counts)
Both are scheduled to appear in court by way of video remand on November 3.
