A Walpole Island man has a lot to answer for from a pair of incidents over the past week.
In both arrests, fentanyl was found, according to Walpole Island police.
It began March 3 when officers pulled over a vehicle on Tecumseh Road about 3 p.m. after they realized it had stolen plates.
The driver was taken into custody and a search of the vehicle led to the seizure of suspected fentanyl.
A 58-year-old Walpole Island man was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of stolen property.
Three days later, police ultimately arrested the same man, but not before a chase.
On March 6 at 9:30 p.m., officers tried to pull over a vehicle on River Road on Walpole Island, as the vehicle had not license plates.
However, police say the driver fled to a nearby residence where he was taken into custody.
A search, incident to arrest, resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm and suspected fentanyl.
The same 58-year-old man faces charges of:
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm
- Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
- Possession of a firearm knowing serial number has been tampered with
- Resist peace officer
- Obstruct peace officer
- Flight from peace officer
- Failure to comply with undertaking (two counts)
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance (two counts)
- Multiple Highway traffic act, Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act and Off-Road Vehicles Act offences.
The accused was remanded into custody following a bail hearing.
