Emmery Luke McGINNIS – Drunk Driving Etc.

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A vehicle stop by a Fort Frances officer got a repeat impaired driving offender off the road.  

On November 29, 2024, at approximately 1:00 am, an officer with the Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 6^th Street East area of town after recognizing the prohibited driver.

In addition to the multiple prohibitions and suspensions, the driver was obviously impaired by alcohol. The driver was arrested at the scene and transported to the Fort Frances OPP Detachment where breath testing was completed by way of demand.

Emmery Luke McGINNIS, 41-years-old from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation (Red Gut), ON is charged with one count each of: impaired operation drugs or alcohol, impaired operation blood alcohol concentration 80 milligrams or over, operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code, drive motor vehicle no licence, and drive with cannabis readily available.

The accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. The accused was held by police and is scheduled to appear in the Fort Frances Ontario Court of Justice on November 29, 2024, for a bail hearing.

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