Major drug and weapons charges have been handed down to four individuals from Pembroke. On Friday, the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit stopped a vehicle on Hunter Street in Pembroke. Brass knuckles and a quantity of suspected cocaine were seized by police. Three occupants of the vehicle were arrested without incident. A fourth individual was arrested after a foot chase and an officer sustained minor injuries after being assaulted.
33-year-old Tyler GODERRE of Pembroke, 20-year-old Patricia GOULET-COUSINEAU of Pembroke, 31-year-old Kyle JONES of Pembroke, and 30-year-old Terry TURCOTTE of Pembroke have each been charged with the following Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and Criminal Code (CC) offences:
- Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
- Possession of a prohibited device
TURCOTTE faces the following additional CC charges:
- Assault a peace officer
- Resist a peace officer
- Fail to comply with a probation order – two counts
GODERRE faces the following additional CC charge:
- Obstruct peace officer
JONES faces the following additional Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charge:
- Driving under licence of another jurisdiction while suspended in Ontario
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)