Attack type Conspiracy Perpetrators 2 suspects | Non-fatal injuries None | |
Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date August 2014-January 2015 arrests by Royal Canadian Mounted Police after collaborative INSETs national-security criminal investigation Target terrorist activities conspiracy | ||
The 2015 Ottawa Larmond twins terror conspiracy allegations arise from a national-security terrorism-related criminal investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, including the Ottawa Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police. Specifically, the charges detail an alleged conspiracy by twin brothers, Ashton Larmond and Carlos Larmond, both of Vanier, Ontario, to commit terrorist acts.
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Plot
The brothers apparently lived in a two-storey home on Ste.-Cecile Street in Vanier, an Ottawa suburb. They both were known to have attended Rideau High School, which is on St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa. The brothers, described as "inseparable" and who "acted as though they ruled the neighbourhood"—were known to be recent converts to Islam, but were asserted to be not part of any Muslim congregation in the Ottawa area—although as Abdulhakim Moalimishak, president of the Assalaam Mosque on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa, noted, Ashton Larmond did attend that Mosque occasionally, and specifically, during Ramadan in 2013.
Accusations
On January 10, 2015, Ashton Carleton Larmond and Carlos Honor Larmond, both 24 years old, were arraigned in an Ottawa court on various special terrorism-related charges pursuant to the Criminal Code.
Ashton Larmond is charged with
Carlos Larmond is charged with
Arrests
Carlos Larmond was arrested at the Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport as he was allegedly intending to travel overseas for terrorist purposes. Ashton Carleton Larmond was arrested in Ottawa.
Assistant Commissioner James Malizia, Officer in charge of the RCMP’s Federal Policing Operations, assured Canadians: “Today’s arrests speak to our ability to tackle a threat that is multifaceted and constantly evolving. Through collaborative efforts with our partners, we were able to prevent these individuals from leaving Canada to engage in terrorist activity overseas.”
Incarceration
On March 3, 2015, Carlos Larmond was beaten by fellow prisoner Terrence Wilson, 24, when Larmond attempted to convert Wilson then threatened him when Wilson resisted. In the scuffle, Larmond suffered a broken left hand & a black eye.