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Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron, Canada’s 10th Most Wanted, Arrested at Trudeau Airport

Multiagency teams intercepted him at the airport ahead of his court appearance on murder alongside trafficking charges

A Surete du Quebec police shoulder patch is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Police on scene at 710 Melrose Avenue after reports of shots on May 19, 2022 in Saskatoon’s Nutana neighbourhood.
Saskatoon city police Superintendent Blair Pellerin announces a partnership with the BOLO Program through the inclusion of homicide suspect Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron to the Top 25 most wanted fugitives list at the Saskatoon Police Service Headquarters. In cooperation with Saskatoon Crime Stoppers, there is a $50,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Sept. 13, 2023.
Jonathan Ouellet-Gendron had been wanted by Saskatoon Police since May 2022 on several Canada-wide warrants for murder, drug trafficking and other gun-related offenses.

Overview

  • Quebec’s Sûreté du Québec Airport Unit joined forces with the Mascouche Major Crime Investigation Division and the Canada Border Services Agency to arrest Ouellet-Gendron at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport on August 9.
  • He has been held on Canada-wide warrants for first-degree murder and drug trafficking in connection with a 2022 Saskatoon shooting.
  • Ouellet-Gendron was added to the federal Bolo Program in May 2023 as the 10th most wanted fugitive for serious criminal offences.
  • Saskatoon police linked him to the death of 29-year-old Brandon Baxandall behind an apartment on the 700 Block of Melrose Avenue.
  • He is scheduled to appear in a Montreal courthouse on Sunday to face the outstanding charges.