Suspects turn themselves in for Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory kidnapping case, OPP on the lookout for 2 more
Posted Feb 5, 2024 02:43:28 PM.
Last Updated Feb 29, 2024 08:00:54 AM.
Two people have turned themselves in for their part in a home invasion, kidnapping and assault, but two are still on the loose, police said.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said Laura Lee Leween, 42, and Jamie Kunkel, 44, have surrendered themselves for the Jan. 27 incident.
The OPP and Tyendinaga Police Service are asking the public for help in locating Patrick Lennox, 37, and Ashley Cummings, 36.
Police said the assault happened at around 4:30 a.m. in a home on Atsia Court on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
They said multiple people entered the home, assaulted a man and took him away in a vehicle. They then dropped him off in another part of the community. The victim did not suffer any life-threatening injuries.
So far, police said Blaine Branscombe, 41, Jordan Brant, 33, Laura Lee Leween, 42, and Jamie Kunkel, 44, have been charged with the following:
- Two counts of assault with a weapon
- Two counts of kidnapping
- Two counts of forcible confinement
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
- Robbery with violence
- Theft under $5,000
- Break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Police said Branscombe and Leween were also charged with disguise with intent.
OPP is asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
