Drug & Weapons Bust

(PEMBROKE, ON) – Four individuals are facing drug and weapons-related charges after a traffic stop in the City of Pembroke.

On the afternoon of June 21, 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of patrol officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Hunter Street in Pembroke.

Brass knuckles and a quantity of suspected cocaine were seized by police. Three occupants of the vehicle were arrested without incident  A fourth individual was arrested after a foot chase and an officer sustained minor injuries after being assaulted.   

As a result of the investigation 33-year-old Tyler GODERRE of Pembroke, 20-year-old Patricia GOULET-COUSINEAU of Pembroke, 31-year-old Kyle JONES of Pembroke, and 30-year-old Terry TURCOTTE of Pembroke have each been charged with the following Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and Criminal Code (CC) offences:

• Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
• Possession of a prohibited device

TURCOTTE faces the following additional CC charges:

• Assault a peace officer
• Resist a peace officer
• Fail to comply with a probation order – two counts

GODERRE faces the following additional CC charge:

• Obstruct peace officer

JONES faces the following additional Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charge:

• Driving under licence of another jurisdiction while suspended in Ontario

TURCOTTE was held for bail hearing and remains in custody until his next court appearance on June 28, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke. GODERRE was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on July 29, 2024. JONES and GOULET-COUSINEAU were released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on July 30, 2024.

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