On May 19, North Bay Detachment OPP officers received a report of a vehicle northbound on Highway 11 from Burk's Falls, where the driver failed to pay for gas.
Officers located the vehicle in North Bay and began an investigation. The vehicle had been reported as stolen from Hamilton.
The driver, Nathan Barrett, 27, from the Township of Loyalist, Ontario, has been charged with:
- Theft under $5,000
- Possession of property obtained by crime contrary and
- Two counts of fail to comply with probation
Barrett was held in custody for a bail hearing.