A general patrol by members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police resulted in the arrest of a 53-year-old Elliot Lake man.
On May 31, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police noticed people having a campfire near Spruce Beach during the current fire ban, according to a news release.
Police recognized the individuals and knew they were breaching prior release conditions by being together. Additionally, there were arrest warrants out for one of the two and a subsequent arrest was made.
Kevin Tasse was charged with two counts of fail to comply with probation order.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Aug. 14.