Two people arrested following traffic stop in Smiths Falls
Posted Dec 3, 2021 07:55:00 PM.
OPP have arrested two people following a traffic stop in Montague Township that led to several charges.
OPP said two officers conducted a traffic stop on Van Exam Drive in the earlier hours of Thursday, December 2 when they observed a vehicle parked on the street.
After speaking with the driver and passenger, police say a brief physical altercation took place and the driver was taken into custody.
The passenger fled the scene on foot and was located later.
As a result, Gilles Thibeault, 53, of Smiths Falls was charged with the following:
- Two counts of resisting a peace officer
- Two counts of assaulting peace officer
- Operation while impaired — alcohol and drugs
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Possession of a schedule I substance
Cassandra Meilleur, 29, of Smiths Falls was also charged with the following:
- Obstructing a peace officer
- Possession of a schedule I substance
