Three men and a woman are facing numerous charges after an armed robbery in Weymouth.
#Digby #RCMPNS lays charges in armed robbery https://t.co/gvv1VeUoH6
— RCMP, Nova Scotia (@RCMPNS) October 6, 2016
It happened between 2am and 4am October 1st.
A man and a youth in a vehicle were threatened with being shot with a handgun and being assaulted with a wooden club.
Their assailants demanded they withdraw money from a bank machine.
Digby RCMP arrested 24 year old John Emerson Ward of Plympton, 25 year old Tyler Colbert Langford of Weymouth and 23 year old Shyquel Lawrence Cromwell of New Edinburg later that day.
A vehicle was searched and guns and drugs were found.
On Tuesday, 22 year old Casey Anne Fitzgerald was arrested.
Ward is facing 24 charges related to the incident. He has been held in custody and is set to appear in court today.
Langford and Cromwell were released on conditions and will also appear today in Digby Provincial Court.
Fitzgerald is scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court on November 14, 2016.
The accused and victims were known to each other.
Here is the full list of charges:
John Emerson Ward, 24, of Plympton is charged with:
· Robbery with Firearm
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Possession of a Firearm in a Vehicle (x 5)
· Breach of Conditions (x 9)
· Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Prescription Medications for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Cannabis Resin
· Possession of Cocaine
· Possession of Cannabis Marihuana
· Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
· Assault
· Extortion with a Firearm
Tyler Colbert Langford, 25, of Weymouth, is charged with:
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Possession of a Firearm in a Vehicle (x 5)
· Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Prescription Medications for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Breach of Conditions
Shyquel Lawrence Cromwell, 23, of New Edinburg, is charged with:
· Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
· Possession of a Firearm in a Vehicle (x 5)
· Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Trafficking
· Possession of Prescription Medications for the Purpose of Trafficking
Casey Anne Fitzgerald, 22, of Weymouth, is charged with:
· Robbery with Firearm
· Theft Under $5000
· Extortion without a Firearm
