(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid several charges in connection with an event that took place at a Clinton car wash last weekend.
At around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020 a Huron OPP officer responded to a car wash located on Victoria Street in Clinton to investigate a possible stolen pickup that was parked inside one of the car wash bays. Upon arrival officers located two males with the vehicle. One male was outside the vehicle washing it while the other was in the driver’s seat. The suspect outside the vehicle took off on foot running while the driver of the pickup truck accelerated out of the bay and rammed the cruiser causing extensive damage to the cruiser. The officer exited his vehicle and was able to get out of harm’s way while the driver continued ramming the cruiser until he made good on his escape in the stolen truck.
As a result of further investigation officers identified the driver and passenger and were successful in obtaining arrest warrants.
On April 2, 2020 members from the Huron OPP Detachment, OPP West Region Support Team (RST), OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region Canine and OPP Aviation Services attended a property located on Line 34 in Huron East where they arrested the wanted driver without incident.
Pacey FEDDES, 18 years of age from South Bruce has been charged with the following offences:
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000
Fail to Comply with Release Order
Mischief Over $5,000
Assault a Peace Officer With a Weapon
Dangerous Operation
Flight from a Peace Officer
Fail to Stop After an Accident
He remains in custody with a court appearance scheduled for April 6, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
This is an ongoing investigation, police will provide an update when the co-accused is taken into custody.
