19 Year Old Facing Assault & Drunk Driving Charges

Source: OPP
Date: Mon Apr 28 06:13:36 MST 2025

(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – Members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges of impaired driving and assault police officer following an investigation that spanned between Highway 15 in Elgin and the Town of Smiths Falls.

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, just before 8:00 p.m., a citizen made reports of suspicious activity between three occupants of a parked vehicle. The vehicle was said to have taken off on Highway 15 at a high rate of speed.

Members of Leeds OPP and the Smiths Falls Police Service located the vehicle at a gas station in the Town of Smiths Falls. Following an investigation, the driver was arrested. During the arrest, two officers sustained minor injuries.

The driver, Okon DIBAUD, 19 years old, of Gatineau, Quιbec, was charged with the following offences:

Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration
Assault with intent to resist arrest – two counts
Resist peace officer – two counts
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on May 23, 2025.