(BURWASH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person after a report of a traffic hazard.

On August 24, 2024, at approximately 10:15 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a traffic hazard on Highway 69, Burwash Township, south of Sudbury.

An individual was walking on the highway and began throwing construction pylons towards vehicles as they passed, police located and arrested the individual.

As a result of the investigation, David DIETZ, 61 years-of-age, from Sudbury, was charged with:

Causing a disturbance
Mischief endangering life
Mischief under $ 5,000
Assault a Peace Officer
The accused was held for Bail Court and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on August 26, 2024, in Sudbury.

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