(CHATHAM, ON) On March 11th, 2016, just after 7:00 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a report regarding an injury sustained by a 22 year old female, from Ridgetown, while she was fishing on the banks of the Thames River, near Bothwell.
An investigation by members of the Essex OPP Crime Unit, Middlesex OPP Crime Unit, Moraviantown First Nation Police, Chatham Kent OPP, Chatham-Kent OPP Identification Unit, OPP Canine Unit, and Provincial Liaison Team led to the identity of suspect.
On April 13th, 2016, members of the Essex OPP Crime Unit arrested and charged Dilan JACOBS, of Bothwell, ON, with:
Criminal Negligence Cause Bodily Harm, s.221, CC
Careless Use of a Firearm, s. 86(1), CC
Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm, s. 91(1), CC
Fail to Comply with Probation Order, s. 733.1(1), CC
The accused was held for a bail hearing to answer to the charges.