{"id":43636,"date":"2024-03-14T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=43636"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:29:10","slug":"man-charged-slew-of-offences-speeding-high-rates-swim-lake-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=43636","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with slew of offences after speeding at high rates, swim in Lake William"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Residents in the Waverley area said there was a lot of excitement overnight Tuesday for the normally sleepy little community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RCMP spokesman Const. Dominic Laflamme concurred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said a 39-year-old Cheverie man has been charged with numerous offences following flight from police in Halifax, while speeding at high rates of speed throughout HRM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This included travelling very fast on Waverley Road just prior to his arrest as he struggled to swim in the middle of Lake William.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Const. Laflamme said at approximately 11:43 p.m. on March 12, RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a request for assistance from Halifax Regional Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOfficers were advised that a red Mazda sedan with rear-end damage was observed throughout the day in the Halifax area, travelling at high rates of speed,\u201d said Const. Laflamme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;6&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the Mazda, which is stolen out of West Hants, had a close call nearly colliding with several vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also failed to stop when Halifax Regional Police officers attempted a vehicle stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 12:30 a.m., the vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed on Waverly Rd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA spike belt was successfully deployed, but the Mazda kept on driving for a distance,\u201d said Const. Laflamme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen minutes later, officers responded to a call of two suspicious people in the area of Lakewood Dr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents here were awaken by two suspicious people walking through their backyards, which resulted in calls to 911. One of the yards was that of a former RCMP officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Const. Laflamme said upon officers arrival on Lakewood Drive, police safely arrested a 30-year-old Halifax woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe other suspect took off on foot before jumping into Lake William,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firefighters from Station 41 and Station 45 were dispatched for a water rescue, and assisted police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe man swam toward the middle of the lake, where he began to struggle and asked for help,\u201d Const. Laflamme said. \u201cOfficers located a paddle boat nearby and rescued the man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;192&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnathan Lee Boudreau, 39, from Cheverie, has been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dangerous Operation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flight from Peace Officer;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possession of Property Obtained by Crime;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operation while Impaired;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Failure to Comply with Order (four counts);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating Motor Vehicle without Valid Driver\u2019s Licence (Motor Vehicle Act);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving Motor Vehicle without Motor Vehicle Liability Police (Motor Vehicle Act);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating Unregistered Vehicle (Motor Vehicle Act).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boudreau was held in custody and appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court on March 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was remanded into custody and will be back in Court on April 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Const. Laflamme said the woman was later released without charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>File #: 24-33106<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;206&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;34&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;169&#8243;] WAVERLEY: Residents in the Waverley area said there was a lot of excitement overnight Tuesday for the normally sleepy little community. RCMP spokesman Const. Dominic Laflamme concurred. 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