Man faces 22 criminal charges in cases from Windsor, across SW Ontario

SARNIA — One man is facing a long list of charges in Windsor and throughout Southwestern Ontario, including eight separate cases in Sarnia featuring multiple counts of disguise with intent.

David Drake was arrested on Oct. 23 in Chatham-Kent after being wanted on a slew of outstanding warrants in that area, Sarnia and Windsor. He has 22 sets of outstanding charges before Ontario’s courts in total, including eight in Sarnia, 10 in Chatham-Kent, and four in Windsor, records show. All but one of the cases are related to incidents that occurred in 2024.

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In Sarnia, all of his charges have been accumulated since April. They include eight counts of theft with a value of less $5,000 and three counts of disguise with intent.

“Since April of 2024, David Drake is alleged to have committed eight distinct shoplifting offences,” Sarnia police said via email. “Stolen items include $4,000 in power tools and $400 in alcohol.”

A virtual bail hearing started Friday in Sarnia, where Drake appeared by video from the South West Detention Centre in Windsor, but his case didn’t finish and was adjourned to this week. Following another brief video appearance on Tuesday from the same jail, his cases were adjourned again. He was scheduled for further courtroom virtual appearances in Windsor, Chatham and Sarnia this week.

A new warrant has also been issued for Drake in London.

The various charges in all the cities have not yet been tested in court.

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