(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) - Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) and Renfrew Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been investigating a number of recent incidents involving debris being placed on Highway 17 between Pembroke and Renfrew. The UOV OPP Crime Unit was engaged to assist along with an OPP Regional Operational Analyst (ROA) and OPP's Forensic Identification Services (FIS). On the morning of March 5, 2021, the UOV OPP Crime Unit arrested a second individual in connection with this case.
Braydon PIERCE age 21, of Golden Lake, has been charged with three counts of mischief endangering life and one count of mischief under $5000, contrary to the Criminal Code (CC).
The accused was released on conditions, and is scheduled to appear in court on March 30, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information regarding these incidents who has not yet spoken to police is asked to contact the Crime Unit of the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP at 613-732-3332 or Pembroke/Renfrew County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at www.valleytips.ca.