A Christmas evening drive turned into an arrest and several charges for a Sudbury man.
At 11 p.m. on Dec. 25, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle that had ditched on Highway 6 in Assigninack Township.
“Police attended the location and it was determined the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages,” the OPP reports in a news release. “The driver was unco-operative and assaultive towards police and also caused damage to the police cruiser.”
The man’s vehicle was towed and impounded, and his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.
The 27-year-old from Sudbury was charged with:
- Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand, contrary to 320.15(1) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Assault a Peace Officer, contrary to section 270(1)(a) of the CC
- Mischief Under $5,000, contrary to section 430(4) of the CC
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on Feb. 1, 2023.
