(GREY BRUCE, ON) – On December 24, 2023, at 2;12 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) was stolen from a property in Chatsworth Township.
Later that day, Grey Bruce OPP officers received a report of an ATV stuck in the mud on a trail near the area of Highway 6&10 in the Municipality of Meaford. As officers approached the ATV, officers advised that suspect that they are under arrest, the suspect left on the ATV evading police.
On December 25, 2023, at 7:48 p.m., a Grey Bruce OPP officer located the stolen ATV and suspect at a business in Owen Sound. The officer spoke with the accused who punched the officer in the face and resisted being arrested.
As a result of the investigation police have charged William Conlin a 29-year-old from Chatsworth with the following offences:
- Assault a peace officer
- Resist peace officer
- Uttering threats – cause death of bodily harm
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Possession property obtained by crime over $5000
- Escape lawful custody
- Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance – methamphetamine
The accused was held pending a bail hearing.
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