A man from Grand Bend is facing criminal charges following an altercation with police early Sunday morning.
OPP officers stopped a vehicle on the Main Street in Grand Bend around 4 a.m. on Sunday. The driver was arrested on suspicion of possession of unlawful narcotics.
His passenger is alleged to have assaulted one of the officers and then fled on foot. After a short foot chase, the passenger was arrested.
He was identified as a 31-year-old from Grand Bend. Charges against him include possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and breach of probation.
The driver of the vehicle, a 32-year-old Exeter man, has been charged with possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking.
