Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have charged three individuals following the arrest of a wanted party.
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, members from Central Region Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE), the Southern Georgian Bay OPP CSCU, and the Huronia West OPP CSCU, attended an address in Midland to apprehend an individual wanted on an outstanding warrant.
During the search police located a loaded firearm, approximately 935 grams of suspected cocaine, 489.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 63 grams of cannabis concentrate (commonly known as shatter), and 31.2 grams of individually packaged tobacco.
The total estimated street value of these drugs is $100,190.
As a result of the investigation, Alexander Youmans, 22 years old of Henvey Inlet First Nation, was charged with:
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited firearm
• Possession of loaded prohibited firearm
• Possession of schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts
• Possession of firearm/ammunition contrary to prohibition order
• Careless storage of firearm
The above accused remains in custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on Friday, October 30, 2026.
Additionally, Matthew Bowman, 42 years old of Midland, was charged with:
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited firearm
• Possession of loaded prohibited firearm
• Possession of schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts
• Careless storage of firearm
The above accused remains in custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Additionally, Brody Leclair, 27 years old of no fixed address, was charged with:
• Unauthorized possession of prohibited firearm
• Possession of loaded prohibited firearm
• Possession of schedule 1 substance for the purpose of trafficking – two counts
• Possession of firearm/ammunition contrary to prohibition order
• Careless storage of firearm
• Fail to comply with probation order
• Possess cannabis with the intention to sell/distribute
The above accused remains in custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
The OPP remains committed to disrupting the distribution of illegal drugs and enhancing community safety. Anyone with information regarding drug trafficking or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact Southern Georgian Bay OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
