Two People Charged with Firearm Offences in Mississauga

Region of Peel – Officers from the Strategic Tactical Enforcement Program (S.T.E.P.) team have arrested and charged one man from Mississauga and one woman from Thunder Bay with firearm-related offences.  

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, S.T.E.P. officers conducted enhanced patrol in the area of Edwards Boulevard and Derry Road E in the City of Mississauga. At this time, S.T.E.P.  investigated a motor vehicle occupied by two people. During the investigation, a firearm was observed in the vehicle.  Both parties were arrested and charged with firearm offences.

Jessica Lewis, a 22-year-old woman from Thunder Bay, has been charged with the following offences: 

• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
• Possession of a Loaded Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing Its Possession is Unauthorized
• Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm

Marcus Ragobeer, a 22-year-old man from Mississauga, has been charged with the following offences:

• Knowledge of Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition Knowing Its Possession is Unauthorized
• Occupant of Motor Vehicle Knowing there was Firearm

Both parties were held for a bail hearing and attended the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact investigators with the Specialized Enforcement Bureau Unit at 905-453-2121 extension 3515. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), by visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

Subscribe to us on YouTube and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.

For media inquiries, please contact the on-duty Public and Media Relations Officer at 905-453-2121, extension 4027. 

Inc: PR230365132
N/R: 23-341

Peel Regional Police - A Safer Community Together
-30-