Tag: London courts
SIMS: The U.S. complains about our fentanyl. What about their handguns?
These are examples of cases that have become way too common in the local courts. A 31-year-old man was acquitted Wednesday in a London courtroom after a trial on a charge of pointing a handgun at another man during an argument along the Richmond Row bar strip, largely because the evidence from witnesses at the […]
Alleged luxury home drug lab trial continues with one defendant
The court case surrounding an alleged $8-million drug lab found in a luxury London home continued Monday with just one defendant. Late last week, the Crown requested Superior Court Justice Ian Leach dismiss all charges against Donovan Wendt, 32, who was charged in April 2023 after police discovered a large, sophisticated lab for making cannabis […]
Former Woodstock mayor pleads not guilty in fourth trial in a year
Just when it didn’t seem possible for Woodstock’s embattled former mayor to be in more hot water, Trevor Birtch was back in a London courtroom Thursday on trial for charges related to his complicated love life.
Child witness describes ‘bad stuff’ made at alleged luxury home drug lab
It was a dark-coloured sticky substance that was illegal. “I didn’t know the name of the stuff he was making,” the young school-age child testified at a drug-lab trial. “I knew it was the weed and the syrup and the gummies… and the cigars made out of weed.” It was remarkable testimony from a school-age […]
Former London police officer to be sentenced March 5 for sex assault
A former London police officer will be back in court next month for the final chapter of his scandalous journey through the courts.