Three reservists removed from duty as Toronto kidnapping probe exposes military ammunition questions

More than 2,700 rounds of ammunition were seized in a Toronto kidnapping investigation. Police allege most had been stolen from the Canadian Armed Forces—a discovery that leaves the military facing a question beyond the criminal charges: how did its ammunition leave military control, and did anyone notice before investigators found it? ^{7 1}

Three reservists have been removed from military duties and had their access to military sites and equipment restricted, the Department of National Defence told CTV. They are among seven men arrested in an investigation that police say began with the armed abduction of a cryptocurrency-exchange owner in late July. The October 14, 2026 announcement puts the combined charge count at 82. None of the accused has been found guilty in this case. ^{1 3}

The military connection has expanded, rather than emerged in a separate kidnapping case. An October 5 account described two Toronto-based reservists arrested on August 11 on kidnapping, organized-crime and weapons-theft allegations and removed from duty pending administrative review. CBC's October 14 reporting linked the third military member to that same investigation. ^{20 8}

CTV identified the three reservists as Telaroomba Fernando, James Morrow and Jack Miley, reporting that they face kidnapping, forcible-confinement and firearms-related charges. Their full legal spellings and ages have not been independently confirmed here. Nor is there a complete, verified accused-by-accused charge list for all seven men. The wider case includes drug-related offences; that does not mean every accused faces every category of charge. ^{1 2}

Police place the alleged attack near Bayview Avenue and Finch Avenue in North York, in northern Toronto, in late July. They say the cryptocurrency-exchange owner was taken at gunpoint, handcuffed and assaulted while suspects tried to gain access to his cryptocurrency assets. He was subsequently released and warned not to contact police, according to investigators. ^{1 2 3}

That fuller account describes an abduction and confinement followed by release—not merely an unsuccessful attempt to seize him, as an earlier CBC account described it. The attempted act in the fuller account was access to cryptocurrency. Whether any assets were actually taken, how much was sought and the man's subsequent medical condition remain unestablished. Release is not evidence that he escaped injury or recovered from the assault. ^{4 1 2}

The investigation led to another location where police seized weapons, equipment and illicit drugs. Global reported four firearms. The police release lists firearms, silencers, more than 2,700 rounds of ammunition and large quantities of illicit drugs; CTV also described 3D-printed guns. The available accounts do not establish which seized items, if any, were used in the July attack. ^{4 3 7 16}

There is no complete public inventory in the available reporting: no reconciled breakdown of the firearms, number of silencers, drug identities and weights, or exact search address. Those omissions matter because a cache found during an investigation is not, by itself, proof of how each item relates to the alleged kidnapping.

CBC News's earlier October 14 report put the ammunition seizure at 2,500 rounds and described those rounds as taken from the Canadian Armed Forces. Global News's October 14 broadcast, published October 15 UTC, reported more than 2,700 rounds overall, most believed stolen from the military. The police release supports the larger overall seizure figure. The later reporting therefore supersedes 2,500 as the account of the overall total; it does not establish that the two outlets were counting precisely the same category. ^{4 3 7}

Canadian Press reporting carried by The Globe and Mail and CJME identifies approximately 2,500 rounds as the allegedly stolen military portion, about half of them blanks. Another Globe account says more than 2,500 military rounds. National Post reported six types of military ammunition. These accounts support a possible distinction between the military portion and the larger seizure, but do not supply an exact inventory reconciling them. ^{15 22 10 12}

The practical reading is straightforward: do not add 2,500 to more than 2,700, and do not describe the entire seizure as live military ammunition. The reported blanks share applies to the alleged military portion, not necessarily to every round seized. That qualification does not answer the custody question; it makes the question more precise.

National Defence confirmed that the three accused were reservists enrolled in the 7th Toronto Regiment, based at Moss Park Armoury. Their affiliation does not establish that ammunition was stolen from that building. Nor do duty removal and access restrictions amount to convictions or a demonstrated final military disciplinary outcome. They are protective administrative measures while the criminal case proceeds. ^{10 1}

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said, “No one is above the law.” He also expressed concern about the alleged involvement of people with military training. That concern is understandable, but it is not evidence that military training was used during the attack or that the regiment participated institutionally. ^{17 4}

At the time of the October 14 reporting, police counted 14 abductions across Toronto during 2026 and described 12 as solved. Those are citywide figures, not additional incidents attributed to these accused. “Solved” is a police assessment of investigative progress, not a judicial finding of guilt. Investigators had not established wider links in this case, which remained open. ⁴

No next court appearance, bail outcome or final disposition has been established in the available reporting. The military's answer about access restrictions addresses an immediate risk. It does not answer the earlier question of whether it knew ammunition was missing. Criminal proceedings will determine individual responsibility; military accountability also requires explaining how the stock was controlled, when the loss became known and what failed—or did not fail—in detecting it. ^{4 1}

CTV News: October 14 national and Edmonton broadcasts; Toronto report on 3D-printed guns and drugs seized. ^{1 2 16}

Global News: October 14 Global National broadcast; report on military ammunition recovered; earlier report on two soldiers' arrests. ^{3 14 20}

CBC News: broadcast on seven accused; report on the third military member charged; earlier report on two military members arrested. ^{4 8 13}

Toronto Police Service: “Kidnapping Case Leads to Cache of Weapons”; October 14 arrest-and-seizure release at both supplied addresses; Arrested and Charged Persons dataset. ^{5 7 9 6}

The Globe and Mail: report on three reservists and allegedly stolen ammunition; Canadian Press report on military ammunition recovered. Canadian Press coverage also carried by CJME. ^{10 15 22}

National Post: reports on the third soldier charged, military ammunition and the alleged cryptocurrency target. ^{12 17}

Additional supplied coverage: CityNews; Red FM; Radio-Canada; Global News Canada. ^{11 18 19 21}