Three people arrested after getting stuck on Gum Bed Line

April 22, 2020

Three people from Brant County are facing charges after a vehicle was stuck on Gum Bed Line near Oil Springs.

Lambton OPP got a call around 7:45 am Friday of some suspicous people on Gum Bed Line.

Police found three people and a vehicle, stuck in the mud. A check of the licence plate found the vehicle and the plates had been stolen.

Police have charged Keith Lewis, 32, and Andraya Nunnerley, 33, of Brant County with two counts of possession of stolen property.

Joshua Murney, 36, of Brant County faces the same charges and one charge of possession of methamphetamine.

They’ll be in court June 24.

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