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Timmins man, 21, charged with assaulting police

When police responded to a call about a man causing a disturbance, the man allegedly turned on police
2017-12- 08 Timmins Police Cruiser MH
Timmins Police cruiser. Maija Hoggett/TimminsToday

NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with a number of Criminal Code offences stemming from an incident which occurred at the intersection of First Avenue and Pine Street South during the morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 7.

Responding Timmins Police Service officers completed a thorough investigation into the incident where the suspect is alleged to have caused a disturbance and made threatening gestures in public.

The suspect was identified, located, and arrested by the Timmins Police Service.

As a result of the incident, Jeremy Nakogee, 21, of Timmins, has been charged with:

  • Assault police contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
  • Resist peace officer contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
  • Uttering threats contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
  • Two counts of breach of undertaking contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada

The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins in order to answer to the charges laid against him.

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