NIPIGON, ON – Two men from Nipigon are facing multiple charges after a series of break-ins and a robbery in the early hours of August 15, 2024.
At approximately 2:20 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call on Hogan Road in Nipigon Township, where they discovered two injured men. A further investigation revealed that the same suspects had broken into a second residence.
By 9:00 a.m., OPP officers had located and arrested the two suspects without incident.
Charges:
- Christopher BARNES-ODAWA, 32, of Nipigon:
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm (2 counts)
- Utter Threats to Cause Death or Bodily Harm
- Break and Enter Dwelling House with Intent to Commit Indictable Offence (2 counts)
- Robbery with Theft
- Mischief Under $5,000 (2 counts)
- Rodney WAWIA, 40, of Nipigon:
- Assault Causing Bodily Harm (2 counts)
- Break and Enter Dwelling House with Intent to Commit Indictable Offence (2 counts)
- Robbery with Theft
- Mischief Under $5,000 (2 counts)
Both accused are currently in custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay at a later date.
