A Toronto man who was recently convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder in a pair of Father’s Day 2022 shootings and sentenced to life in prison is accused of committing fraud in Sarnia and Lambton County within days of the killing.
Justin Harker, 23, is charged with defrauding George Bell of $5,000 by falsely identifying himself in St. Clair Township on June 17, 2022. He’s also charged with defrauding Edward Thompson in Sarnia on June 22, 2022, court records show.
Around the same time, on June 19, 2022, Jaron Williams, 24, of Toronto, was pronounced dead after a shooting at Lotherton Pathway and Caledonia Road in North York. Toronto police said at the time four people were seen speeding away from the scene in a beige Chevrolet Equinox and they believed the killing was conne