Four people have been charged after a man who was allegedly kidnapped and assaulted was found tied up inside a plastic box in Orillia earlier this month.
Ontario Provincial Police said they received a disturbance call on the Rail Trail off James Street on the evening of Jan. 12.
“Witnesses reported hearing a voice yell for help. Upon arriving at scene, officers located the victim who had been placed into a plastic box, bound with rope, and had signs of being recently assaulted,” OPP said in a news release on Saturday.
Officers rendered first aid on the man, who was later taken to a local hospital. Police said the victim was transferred to a Toronto area hospital for further treatment.
As a result of their investigation, police executed a search warrant at a residence on Moffat Street, which led to four people being arrested.
The suspects have been identified as 38-year-old Ryan Mars, 38-year-old Ashley Newman, 32-year-old Daniel Boonstra and 34-year-old Bronson Ritchie.
Police have laid a combined 15 charges against the four, including kidnapping.
The motive behind the incident is not immediately known.