(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON)  - Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person with multiple criminal offences following an intimate partner dispute.

On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 9:49 am, members of the Elgin OPP responded to a disturbance at an address in the Municipality of Central Elgin.

45-year-old of St. Thomas man has been charged under the Criminal Code with the following offences:

• Assault with a Weapon - Spousal (two times)
• Forcible Confinement - Spousal
• Assault - Spousal
• Operation while Impaired
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Cocaine, Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Oxycodone (CDSA)
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking - Fentanyl (CDSA)

The accused was held in custody and appeared for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

The OPP will not release names to protect the identity of the victim(s).