Police break car window to get at Central St drug suspect

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************** Street team arrest male for drug and weapon-related offences

Yesterday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service street team conducted a drug investigation traffic stop on Central Street.

At that time, the male operator of the vehicle was found consuming a cannabis marijuana cigarette-joint.

The male refused to exit his vehicle after being advised he was under arrest, and [allegedly] began concealing evidence in his clothing.

Officers had to break the window of the male’s vehicle in order to remove him from the vehicle.

In addition, once out of the vehicle, the male [allegedly] resisted arrest by refusing to put his hands behind his back while struggling to pull his hands away from officers’ control, and refusing to comply with officers’ instructions.

During the course of the search officers located a small amount of cocaine, a debt list and $1,965 (offence-related property).

In addition, officers located small amounts of crack cocaine, cannabis marijuana and Ritalin (methylphenidate) and a knife that opened with centrifugal force, making it a prohibited weapon.

At the time of the offences, the male was bound by a weapon prohibition order to abstain from the possession of a prohibited weapon.

In addition, he was bound by a probation order to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and by an undertaking to abstain from the possession or consumption of non-prescription drugs.

As a result, 19-year-old Derrick Derasp of #2-603 Queen Street East was arrested and charged with one count of possession for the purposes of trafficking in a controlled drug or substance, three counts of possession of a controlled drug or substance, one count of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, one count of possession of a prohibited weapon, one count of possession of a prohibited weapon in contravention of a court order, four counts of breach of a release document, one count of breach of probation and two counts of obstructing a peace officer and one count of resisting arrest.

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