NORTHUMBERLAND-Peterborough County OPP has made an arrest of the third individual involved in the assault investigation in Havelock.
Officers received a report of an assault on Ottawa Street in Havelock On November 12, 2024, at approximately 8:45 p.m. The complainant advised that three known individuals attended their residence, all of which participated in the assault, then left in a vehicle after making threats to return and cause more harm.
On November 13, 2024, officers arrested two individuals in relation to this investigation.
On November 18, 2024, members of the Peterborough/Northumberland Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Central East Region Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) located the remaining suspect at a residence in Havelock. The individual was arrested on the outstanding Warrant in Peterborough County, as well as an outstanding Warrant in Northumberland County related to a robbery that occurred in Trent Hills on October 18, 2024.
31-year-old Gordon Fletcher of Trent Hills was arrested and charged with:
·      Assault cause Bodily Harm
·      Utter Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm – two counts
·      Fail to Comply with Probation Order – two counts
·      Assault with a Weapon
·      Unauthorized possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm
·      Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
·      Robbery Using a Firearm
·      Possession of Firearm contrary to Prohibition Order – two counts
·      Utter Threats – Damage Property
·      Pointing a Firearm
Fletcher was transported to the Peterborough County OPP detachment where he was held for Bail.
