Three men have been charged after a motorcycle complaint on Friday, Aug. 25, in Brampton led to the assault of an officer and the seizure of stolen motorcycles, firearms and drugs.

A group of men were reported operating motorcycles at a high rate of speed along a residential area near Mount Ranier and Mount Fuji crescents in Brampton Friday around 6 p.m.

One of the motorcycles was discovered to be stolen when an officer arrived, Peel police said. When the officer attempted to arrest one of the men, police say he was assaulted and swarmed by several other men.

The officer did not sustain any injuries and citizens in the area quickly reported the assault.

Upon further investigation, a search warrant was executed at a home, which resulted in the seizure of an additional stolen motorcycle, a pump action shotgun, a large quantity of ammunition, and a quantity of crack and cocaine.

Kimo Christie, a 21-year-old Brampton man, was arrested and charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a prohibited device, careless storage of a firearm, tampering with a serial number of a firearm and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Linval Ritchie, a 25-year-old male of no fixed address, and a 17-year-old male from Orangeville, were both arrested and charged with assault a peace officer.

Christie was held for a bail hearing on Sunday, Aug. 27, at Brampton court.

Ritchie was released on a promise to appear with a court date of Sept. 28. The 17-year-old, who can not be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was also released with a promise to appear on Sept. 26.

Both of those court dates will be at the Brampton courthouse.