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Montreal Gazette
10-08-2025
- Montreal Gazette
Suspect in Saskatoon killing, Canada's 10th most wanted, arrested at Trudeau airport
One of Canada's 10 most wanted people, a suspect in a 2022 homicide in Saskatoon, was arrested on Saturday at Montreal's Trudeau airport. Montreal-born Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron, 26, was arrested as he returned to the country Saturday afternoon, the Sûreté du Québec announced. He has warrants for murder, drug trafficking and other firearms offences, 14 charges in total. The SQ said he will be detained for a court appearance expected to take place Sunday. On May 19, 2022, Brandon Baxandall, 29, was killed in a shooting in an apartment on Saskatoon's Melrose Avenue. He had white zip ties around his wrists, duct tape on his mouth and a lot of cash in his pockets, according to an agreed statement of facts read out in a court case against Mohamed Abdula Ali, 37, who was convicted of manslaughter in the killing in 2024. Ali was sentenced to six years in prison. Gendron, Ali and two other men lured Baxandall, who they knew through the drug trade, to Ali's apartment, according to the statement of facts. Earlier that day, Ali had overheard a conversation in French between Gendron and a man referred to as 'Bob' about drugs and robbing someone. Knowing Gendron wanted to meet Baxandall for 'nefarious reasons,' Ali asked the victim to come over so he could pay him money he owed. The two men chatted and Ali paid Baxandall before Gendron and 'Bob' emerged from a bedroom and tried to tie Baxandall up. Baxandall drew a semi-automatic handgun, shot at 'Bob,' missed, and hit another man before his gun jammed. 'A gunfight ensued,' leaving bullet holes in the walls and blood in the hallway of a building filled with people. Ali, who was between Gendron, 'Bob' and Baxandall, was hit three times. Baxandall was shot in the neck, in the side of his body and twice in the back as he tried to run away. Police determined that Gendron had shot both Baxandall and Ali. A 9 mm Glock found in a back alley garbage bin had Gendron's DNA on it, and the handgun had fired a bullet removed from Baxandall's body. The Crown prosecutor said Ali initially claimed to be a victim in the shooting, but while he didn't know the full extent of Gendron's plan, he knew there would be violence when he helped lure Baxandall to his suite, and he helped Gendron buy zip ties, duct tape, gardening sheers and rope. The arrest comes two months after a $50,000 reward for information leading to Ouellet-Gendron's capture expired. He was No. 10 on the list of Canada's 25 most wanted under the Bolo Program. This story was originally published August 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM.
Economic Times
10-08-2025
- Economic Times
Montreal police arrest one of Canada's most wanted fugitives at airport
TIL Creatives Canada's 10th most wanted fugitive nabbed at Montreal airport after three years on the run A fugitive ranked among Canada's top 10 most wanted has been arrested at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport after returning to the country, Quebec provincial police announced Saturday(August 9). Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron, 36, was wanted on multiple Canada-wide warrants in connection with a 2022 Saskatoon homicide and drug trafficking charges. He was taken into custody by members of the Sûreté du Québec's Airport Unit, the Mascouche Major Crime Investigation Division, and the Canada Border Services Agency. Police say Ouellet-Gendron had been on the run since May 2022, when Saskatoon police identified him as a suspect in the killing of 29-year-old Brandon Baxandall. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 700 block of Melrose Avenue that month and found Baxandall dead behind an apartment building. Witnesses told investigators they saw two slim-built men dressed in dark clothing fleeing the scene one carrying a strapped bag. Within days, authorities charged Ouellet-Gendron with first-degree murder, warning the public he was believed to be armed and dangerous. The case also led to other charges, including drug trafficking. The Bolo Program, which highlights Canada's most wanted fugitives, placed Ouellet-Gendron in the number 10 spot on its list in May 2023. The Saskatoon case has already seen one conviction,last year, Mohamed Abdula Ali was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in Baxandall's death. Saskatoon police later released an eight-minute YouTube video documenting the initial response and investigation. The footage included dashcam video of officers arriving at the scene, bystanders performing chest compressions, police with rifles clearing units in the apartment building, and images of three handguns recovered shortly after the is expected to appear in a Montreal courthouse on Sunday before being transferred to Saskatchewan to face charges.
