Tag: Sarnia courts
Shock, anger over inmate’s death: ‘No one deserves to die like that’
Those close to an inmate who died in the Sarnia Jail are expressing shock, anger, and are calling for accountability over his sudden death.
Man who threatened to kill Nathaniel Veltman charged in Sarnia Jail death
A man who made a couple of bizarre court appearances in London after he was charged with threatening to kill Nathaniel Veltman is accused of killing a fellow inmate at the Sarnia Jail. Devin Fentie, 33, of Sarnia is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Douglas Cutbush, Sarnia police said Wednesday. Cutbush, 51, […]
‘Scary’ drunk dump-truck driver fined over crash into ditch, hydro pole
âThose arenât the highest readings I or my colleagues have seen, but theyâre certainly among the highest.â
U.K. men who came to Southwestern Ontario for âcrime tourismâ deported
A Sarnia judge had a farewell message for a pair of U.K. men who, apparently unsuccessfully, tried scamming several local homeowners out of money with fraudulent cleaning and repair jobs while on a vacation in Canada. âGo home,â Justice Paul Kowalyshyn said Thursday in a Sarnia courtroom. âDonât let the door of the plane hit you […]
Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
Woman gets house arrest for sexually interfering with teen boy
A Sarnia woman in her late 20s has been sentenced to two yearsâ house arrest for sexually interfering with a teenaged boy.
Man gets 20 months in jail for violent home invasion amid drug-fuelled spiral
A Sarnia judge said drugs like crystal meth do terrible things, even to healthy people with no prior mental health issues. But when people like John Keohan, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia about a decade ago, use them? âIt is like a spark to gasoline,â Justice Mark Poland said. âI couldnât agree more, your honour,â […]
He sparked a police chase, got stuck in a field and now he’s going to jail
A young Sarnia man charged three years ago with a failed getaway from police after the car he was driving got stuck in a field near Petrolia finally has been sentenced. Dreyten Lawrence, then 20, was charged with flight from police, dangerous driving, stunt driving by racing and driving without a licence following an incident on […]
Man arrested amid probe into ‘alarming’ late-night break-in, sexual assault
A 30-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection to a break-in and sexual assault investigation Sarnia police said involved a naked man with a knife.
Woman, 63, arrested three times this year gets $40K bail
A Sarnia woman facing charges linked to two separate drug busts and the discovery of cash in a storage locker while she was in jail has been granted $40,000 bail.