Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two suspects in connection to a robbery in the City of Orillia.
On June 4, 2024, shortly after 11:00 p.m., officers received a call that a female had robbed a victim at a local business parking lot in the area Murphy Rd in Orillia. An unknown female suspect at the time approached the victim demanding all her property. When the victim would not comply, she was assaulted, receiving several serious, but nonlife threatening injuries. The victim was treated at local area hospital.
Shortly after Officers were dispatched to a break and enter at an address on Mississaga Street E. Once on scene officers located a male fitting the description of the suspect placing him under arrest. Upon searching the male, several items in relation to the Robbery, belonging to the victim were found in the suspects possession.
Upon further investigation specifically through witness account police were able to identify a female suspect. At approximately 4:00 p.m. on June 5, 2024, police received a call for a number of suspicious persons in a parking lot in the area of Coldwater Rd in the City of Orillia. At this time, police attended and located the female suspect, placing her under arrest.
As a result of the investigation, the following individuals have been arrested and charged:
Mark Fagan, age 37, of South River, has been charged with:
Robbery with violence
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000.
The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing on June 5, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice, Barrie.
Jessica King, age 30, of Orillia
Adult Robbery with Violence
Adult Uttering Threats – Cause death or Bodily Harm
Adult Assault Cause Bodily Harm – Choke, suffocate or strangle.
Adult Poss of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine
The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing on June 6, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice, Barrie.
