GRAVENHURST MAN CHARGED EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER REFUSING TO LEAVE BRACEBRIDGE RESIDENCE

BRACEBRIDGE — A Gravenhurst man faces multiple charges after an attempt to remove him from a home here early this morning turned “violent.”

Police say they charged him with several offences after what they are calling a “violent incident” in Bracebridge.

On December 1, 2023 at 2:45 a.m. police were called to a residence near Manitoba Street in Bracebridge after the tenant reported that while attempting to ask the visitor to leave, they became violent and tried to damage property.

Police located the man nearby and arrested 35-year-old Shane Ketelaar, of Gravenhurst, with:

  • Uttering Threats to Damage Property CC264.1(1)(b)
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance (Cocaine) for the Purpose of Trafficking CDSA 5(2)
  • Possession of a Schedule I Substance (Opioid) for the Purpose of Trafficking CDSA 5(2) X 2
  • Possession of Proceeds of Property Obtained by Crime CC 354(1)()

Ketelaar is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge January 30, 2024.

Police seized drugs and cash after being called at 2:45 a.m. today, to a residence off Manitoba Street in Bracebridge, after an altercation between a tenant and a visitor, say police.