Nakeem Jamar Johnson, 36, was arrested in Cross Lake, Manitoba. Photo: Peel Regional Police

A man facing attempted murder charges in Brampton, who wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for more than three years, was finally arrested in Manitoba.

Nakeem Jamar Johnson, 36, was arrested in Cross Lake, Manitoba, with assistance from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, on Sept. 22, Peel Regional Police said today.

Cross Lake is a remote community approximately 520 kilometres north of Winnipeg.

Johnson has been wanted since 2023 in connection with an attempted murder investigation, police said.

Police said the investigation began on Feb. 3, 2022, when police responded to a shooting in the area of Queen Street East and Rutherford Road in Brampton.

A man was found suffering from gunshot wounds and sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

On May 8, 2023, investigators executed search warrants at multiple locations across the Greater Toronto Area, police said.

Police said officers seized five firearms, approximately 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and “significant quantities” of fentanyl and cocaine.

Following the investigation, a Canada-wide warrant was issued for Johnson’s arrest on several charges, including attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a firearm, drug trafficking, four counts of knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm, four counts of possession of a loaded prohibited firearm, and four counts of possession of a prohibited device.

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Major Crime Unit investigators transported Johnson from Winnipeg to Brampton, where he was held for a bail hearing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators from the Major Crime Unit at (905) 453-2121, ext. 2290.

Man Wanted for Attempted Murder Since 2023 Arrested

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