2 More Impaired Drivers Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Mar 4 08:46:48 MST 2025

(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people are facing charges after police located suspected cocaine at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check.



On February 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. A vehicle came through the RIDE check, and police determined that the driver was wanted on an outstanding warrant. The driver was arrested, and further investigation resulted in the passenger being arrested.



Additionally, police seized amounts of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $12,000, and an amount of suspected psilocybin.

As a result, the driver, Jonathon MCCOMBER, 42-years-old from Little Current, was charged with:



Operation while impaired
Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
Possession of a Schedule III substance
Driving while under suspension – two counts
The passenger, Dorothy VALLILLEE, 41-years-old from Sudbury, was charged with:

Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Possession of a Schedule III substance
The accused driver appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Sudbury on February 25, 2025. The accused passenger is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on April 7, 2025.