Fourth person arrested in ElnazHajtamiri kidnapping case

A fourth personhas been arrested and charged in connection with the 2022 kidnapping of ElnazHajtamiri, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a news release Friday.

Adams Suleman Ankamah, a 29-year-old from Brampton, has been charged with kidnapping, unauthorized possession of a firearm and four other firearms-related charges, as well as possession of proceeds of property obtained by a crime over $5,000. Ankamah remains in custody and will appear in court in Barrie on June 1, according to the release.

Investigators have also issued an arrest warrant for 35-year-old Toronto man Deshawn Davisin connection with the case, police said.

Police have said Hajtamiri wasforcibly takenfrom a relative's house in Wasaga Beach, Ont. by three masked mendressed in fake police gearon the night of Jan. 12, 2022. The men allegedly drove away with Hajtamiri in what investigators believe was a white, 2016 to 2022-model Lexus RX 350 SUV.

She has not been seen or heard from since.

A $100,000 joint OPP and York Regional Police reward is currentlyavailable for anyone with information that will lead to finding Hajtamiri.

Hajtamiri's ex-boyfriend,Mohamad Lilo of Brossard,Que., waspreviously chargedwith kidnappingin connection with her abduction, as wellattempted murder and attempted kidnapping in connection witha prior assault on the 37-year-old woman.

Several other people have also beencharged in connection witha separate incident, in whichHajtamiri was allegedly beaten with a frying pan in an underground parking garage in Richmond Hill on Dec. 20, 2021. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries at the time.

Police say Hajtamiriis about five foot three inches tall, has a slim build, and had shoulder-length black hair, but noted it had been cut shorter right before she went missing.