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Bracebridge man guilty of assaulting OPP officer

A Bracebridge man recently appeared in court to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer, driving an off-road vehicle on a town roadway and driving without insurance.

In front of a Bracebridge Judge, Ryan Phillips pled guilty to charges stemming from incidents that occurred on Jan 2, 2022 and Oct. 11, 2021.

Court heard that in the 2021 incident, police observed Phillips pushing a dirtbike on Dill Street at roughly 10:15 am in Bracebridge and stopped to speak with him. When the officer went back to his vehicle Phillips ran to the dirtbike and attempted to kick-start it before being stopped by police, court heard. Witnesses said he had been riding the bike in town but had lost control.

In the 2022 incident, Phillips was in the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in serious condition while recovering from stab wounds, court heard. Philips caused “a great deal of trouble” at the hospital court heard, requiring the assistance of some five or six nurses and security guards. When police arrived to assist hospital staff Phillips spit on one of the officers, court heard.   

Phillips was sentenced to 45 days house arrest, six months probation, a $260 fine and a six-month driving ban. Although the mandatory minimum for driving without insurance is $5,000, the justice reduced the fine to $1,000 as Phillips is of “modest means.”

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