Two female suspects charged with three counts of attempted murder each after a shooting in Chatham have been released on bail, but a third suspect remains behind bars at a youth detention centre.
Rylie Dejonge-Vandusen, 19, of London was released on $20,000 bail on Wednesday. Two family members came forward as her sureties, each paying $10,000. Dejonge-Vandusen is due back in court February 26, 2021.
A 17-year-old male suspect from Cambridge also charged with three counts of attempted murder, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, had a bail hearing on Thursday but remains in custody because all of the court submissions were not complete. The youth is scheduled to continue his bail hearing on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Chatham-Kent police were called to a home on Harvey Street January 26, 2021, after three people were shot at and a dog was killed. Two of the people who were shot at suffered non-life threatening injuries and the third person who was shot at was not physically injured. Police said it was a targeted shooting.
Dejonge-Vandusen has several release conditions and is essentially under house arrest for the time being. She can only leave the house for medical emergencies and court appointments and must be supervised at all times by her sureties. She can't be within 200 metres of the crime scene or the victims, is not to have contact with the four other suspects unless it's to prepare a defence, and must not possess any weapons. Her computer use and cell phone use must also be supervised.
Police are still looking for Terry St. Hill, 19, and another 17-year-old male, who also can't be named because he's a minor.
Brianna Gardiner, 18, of Cambridge is also charged with three counts of attempted murder. Gardiner is also out on bail and her matter returns to court February 26, 2021.
The bail hearings are under a publication ban, so much of the evidence and statements presented are not allowed to be made public.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.