On Wednesday October 12, 2016 at approximately 9:00 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment were advised of a male making threats to a Chapleau Public School.

Due to the nature of the call the Chapleau Public School had been put in a lockdown.

As a result of an extensive joint investigation conducted by members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments, the OPP Sault Ste. Marie Crime Unit and members of the Espanola Police Service a 16 year old Milton, Ontario male has been arrested and charged with the following offences;

  • False Message contrary to section 372(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada,
  • Uttering Threats contrary to section 264.1(1) of the CCC
  • Public Mischief contrary to section 140(1) of the CCC
  • Mischief contrary to section 430(4) of the CCC.

The accused has been held into custody and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola, Ontario.

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