(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – An Elliot Lake resident was charged with impaired after an early morning complaint on Highland Place.

On October 24, 2024, at approximately 5:30 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of man slumped over the steering wheel of a blue minivan and the motor running. Police attended and tried to speak to the man, but he was dancing to music inside the minivan and ignoring police. He then proceeded to urinate all over the steering wheel and driver’s seat area. The man continued to be uncooperative, but eventually entry was gained and the man safely arrested. In his possession was suspected Fentanyl, crack cocaine, and crack pipes. There was also an open bottle of rum and cans of beer, both empty and full inside the van. The minivan was subsequently towed and impounded.

Kevin MIKKELSEN, 49-years-old, from Elliot Lake was charged with:



Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis in open original packaging
Possession of a Schedule I Substance – methamphetamine
Possession of a Schedule I Substance – opioid (other than heroin)
The accused was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on October 24, 2024.

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