NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MILLS TOWNSHIP - On Dec. 2, 2020 shortly before 10:30 p.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute at a residence in Mills Township.
Officers along with the Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit, the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the OPP Canine (K9) Unit assisted in this ongoing investigation.
As a result, a 46-year-old resident from Mills Township was arrested and charged with the following:
• Assault - spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC),
• Uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm - spousal, contrary to 264.1(1)(a) of the CC, and
• Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court, contrary to section 145 (5)(a) of the CC.
The accused has been remanded into custody pending a bail hearing, and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date in Gore Bay.
The OPP will not be releasing the name of the accused in order to protect the identity of the victim.
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