(MATTAWA, ON) – Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025.
One of those individuals was arrested following a threats-related incident in Mattawa, where a weapon was reportedly brandished and the accused was later determined to have been driving while under the influence of an intoxicating substance.
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the North Bay OPP responded to a report of threats on Brydges Street in Mattawa. One individual had reportedly brandished a crossbow, uttered threats, and pointed the weapon in the direction of the victims.
Officers located and arrested the accused, who was determined to have been driving and had consumed an intoxicating substance.
As a result of the investigation, Axl BOYD, 31 years-of-age from Mattawa, has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – drugs
· Failure to comply with demand
· Assault with a weapon
· Uttering threats – cause death or bodily harm
· Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Additionally, the individual received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.