OPP lay charges after altercation in Carleton Place

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Jun 21, 2022 03:41:13 PM.

Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers charged one man with several offences following an altercation at a motel in Carleton Place.

On June 14, 2022 at 9:40 p.m., OPP officers responded to a report of an assault. As a result of the investigation, Colin Moar, 46, from Winnipeg, is charged with the following offences:

Criminal negligence causing bodily harm
Aggravated assault
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
Operation while impaired
Fail or refusal to comply with demand

The accused was held for a show cause hearing on June 15, 2022 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth.

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