Two Hamilton residents are facing additional charges in a May incident that ended with crash on Highway 11 involving a stolen vehicle and attempted murder suspects.
On May 31, Temiskaming OPP were investigating a stolen vehicle on Highway 11 in Harley Township just south of Temiskaming Shores. Police say the accused people allegedly committed multiple break-ins and thefts in the surrounding area.
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Police later responded to a single-vehicle accident on Highway 11, south of Latchford involving the suspects. One person was taken into custody at the scene while a second person fled the area on foot and was arrested a short time later.
During a theft in Dack Township near Englehart, police said there was an altercation between the suspects and a homeowner, who was assaulted and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The day after the incident, 32-year-old Colton Davies and 25-year-old Vanessa Jones, both of Hamilton, were charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. Davies was also charged with uttering threats - to cause death or bodily harm.
Following an investigation, police have laid additional charges.
The new charges Davies is facing are:
- Robbery and wounding
- Two counts of flight from a peace officer
- Dangerous operation
- Eight counts of operation while prohibited
- Four counts of theft of a motor vehicle
- Four counts of break, enter a place - commit an indictable offence
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Eight counts of disobeying a court order
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - opioid
- Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking - methamphetamine
- Possession of schedule I substance - methamphetamine
The new charges against Jones are:
- Robbery and wounding
- Flight from a peace officer
- Two counts of theft of a motor vehicle
- Two counts of break, enter a place - commit an indictable offence
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Both of the accused are in police custody waiting for a bail hearing. They are scheduled to appear in a Temiskaming Shores court at a later date.
Any person with information regarding this investigation should immediately contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police authority.
