NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE - On Jan. 22, 2022 shortly after 9:45 a.m., members from the Manitoulin (Espanola) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an erratic driving complaint that occurred on Highway 17 within the Township of the North Shore.
Investigation determined the complainant was travelling eastbound on Highway 17 and had passed a pickup truck. [It is alleged that] the driver of the pickup truck then began tailgating the complainant and driving in a dangerous manner.
A short time later, the pickup truck driver parked in the middle of the highway and both drivers exited their vehicles. [It is alleged that] the pickup truck driver had a baseball bat in hand walked aggressively towards the complainant. The driver was swinging the bat and banging it on the ground while approaching the complainant.
At approximately 11 a.m., Manitoulin OPP located the driver of the pickup truck in a restaurant parking lot at the junction of Highways 17 and 6. Police learned the driver was currently on previous release conditions.
As a result, Christ Drossos, 42 years of age from Penticton, BC, was charged with:
• assault with a weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• fail to comply with probation order, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the CC
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on March 3, 2022.
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