One person was arrested and charged with impaired driving after a disturbance call in Cobalt.
On October 30, at 6:45 p.m., the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a disturbance at a residence on Nickel Street. Upon arrival, a person was observed fleeing the scene in a motor vehicle.
Police later located the driver and vehicle at a business on Main Street in Latchford. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the Temiskaming Detachment for further testing.
Brett Wilson, 50, from Charlton is charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand - two counts
- Resist peace officer
- Causing a disturbance
- Fail to comply with probation order
- Driving while under suspension - two counts
- Operate a motor vehicle without insurance
- Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit
- Use defaced plate
- Fail to surrender suspended, revoked, or cancelled licence
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
Wilson was held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Haileybury Ontario Court of Justice today.
