(MUNICIPALITY OF MEAFORD, ON) – On September 10, 2016 at approximately 12:10 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a noise complaint on Old Highway 26 in the Municipality of Meaford. When police arrived they found 2 males and 2 females standing next to a cooler at the end of a residential driveway. They indicated they were waiting for a taxi cab. Police issued the parties with a warning as to being intoxicated in a public place.
When the taxi arrived, all but one male departed the scene. The lone suspect was arrested after he proceeded to drink from a beer can, look over at police, and then toss the can onto the roadway despite the earlier warning from police.
While in the police cruiser, the suspect was belligerent and had caused damage to the interior of the cruiser.
28-year old Callum SCOTNEY of the Municipality of Meaford was charged with mischief under $5000 and resisting arrest. He was also issued Part III Summons for public intoxication and littering.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound on October 13, 2016.