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On August 20, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol duties near Lakeside Drive and Stanley Street in the Town of Thessalon.
At approximately 2:30 p.m., police observed a grey pick-up truck with no plates attached to the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver could not produce a valid driver’s licence and was later deemed to be a suspended driver. Investigation determined the pick-up truck was also not registered and had no insurance.
An arrest was made, and the pick-up truck was searched. Police located over 1.5 grams of suspected crack cocaine, less than 1 gram of suspected fentanyl and one 12-gauge shotgun shell.
Furthermore, on August 19, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the driver was observed and identified on security video at the local gas station on Lakeside Drive. On this date the driver was breaching their curfew.
As a result, Leslie NICHOLSON, 35 years-of-age from Garden River First Nation was charged with:
- Failure to comply with release order (two counts)
- Possession of a schedule I substance-crack cocaine
- Possession of a schedule I substance-fentanyl
- Operate motor vehicle-no insurance
- Driving while under suspension (two counts)
- Fail to apply for permit upon becoming owner
- Drive motor vehicle, no plates
- Drive motor vehicle-no permit
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail in Blind River on August 20, 2024.
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