SARNIA – A Lambton County man convicted of mischief around the time a stretch of Highway 402 was shuttered during the 2022 so-called Freedom Convoy has been jailed for a series of new crimes including assaulting and obstructing a police officer. Steve Verberne, 48, from Watford, recently pleaded guilty to those two charges along with […]
A man with ties to the 2022 Highway 402 blockade, which protested COVID-19 mandates and was described as "economic terrorism" by Sarnia's mayor, has been jailed for assaulting and obstructing a police officer. He has a prior criminal record that includes assault, assault with a weapon, and dangerous driving convictions, including one related to the 2022 blockade.