20 Charges Following Vehicle Stop
Source: OPP
Date: Sun Jan 12 05:20:07 MST 2025

On Thursday, January 9, 2025, shortly before midnight, a vehicle was observed speeding eastbound in Loyalist Township. Officers stopped the vehicle and arrested two people after locating open alcohol. A search of the vehicle then located suspected cocaine, suspected crack cocaine, suspected LSD (also known as acid) and suspected MDMA (also known as ecstasy).
Bridget DOCHERTY, a 30-year-old from St. Catherines, and a 17-year-old youth from St. Catherines, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are charged jointly with:
Possession of a Schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking six counts
Possession of imitation weapon for a dangerous purpose
In addition, the adult accused was also charged with:
Speeding
Possession unmarked cigarettes
Driving a vehicle with liquor readily available
The adult accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on February 11, 2025. They were also issued a three-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), for registering a warn on the approved screening device.
The youth accused was additionally charged with:
Fail to comply with release order two counts
Fail to comply with probation order
This individual was held in custody for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on January 10, 2025.