Accused in Project Lookout sought after GPS monitor removed

Jane Stevenson
Published Nov 22, 2024  •  Last updated Nov 23, 2024  •  1 minute read
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Tyrone Lothian, 25, who was charged back in June with various firearms offences as part of the 14-month-long Project Lookout, is wanted on a warrant after York Police discovered his GPS monitoring system was removed on Nov. 6 and he was last seen in Brampton.
Tyrone Lothian, 25, who was charged back in June with various firearms offences as part of the 14-month-long Project Lookout, is wanted on a warrant after York Police discovered his GPS monitoring system was removed on Nov. 6 and he was last seen in Brampton. Photo by Handout /York Regional Police

A 25-year-old man charged in a gun and drug trafficking bust earlier this year is now sought for allegedly ditching his GPS ankle monitor.

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York Regional Police have issued an arrest warrant for Tyrone Lothian – one of the accused in Project Lookout, who was charged with gun-related offences and failing to comply with firearm prohibition orders on June 18 – for one count of failing to comply with a release order after his GPS monitoring device was removed.

Project lookout, a 14-month investigation that began in April 2023, disrupted of an alleged large-scale gun and drug trafficking network, saw 18 illegal guns seized and led to hundreds of charges being laid.

Lothian is described as standing 5-foot-11, with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes.

He was released on bail as a result of his charges and placed on conditions, including the wearing of a GPS monitoring device.

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Investigators say they learned Lothian allegedly removed his GPS monitoring device on Nov. 6 and he was last seen in the area of The Gore Rd. and Ebenezer Rd. in Brampton.

Police are urging Lothian to seek legal counsel and turn himself in.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call York’s Guns, Gangs and Drug Enforcement Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7817, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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