Lanark OPP arrest three people for impaired driving over long weekend

Three people are facing impaired driving charges following separate incidents over the Canada Day long weekend, according to the Lanark County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Police say officers responded to three incidents between July 1 and July 2, 2025, which resulted in drivers from Mississippi Mills Township, Lanark Highlands Township, and Perth being arrested and charged.

In each case, officers located the vehicles, arrested the drivers, and transported them to the Lanark OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result, the following individuals are now facing multiple charges:

John Sonnenburg, 28, of Mississippi Mills Township, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration over 80 mgs.
• Operation while impaired — alcohol.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on July 28, 2025.

John Mitchell, 36, of Lanark Highlands Township, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration over 80 mgs.
• Operation while impaired — alcohol.

Mitchell was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Perth on July 28, 2025.

Samantha Gordon, 37, of Perth, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration over 80 mgs.
• Driving while under suspension — two counts.

Gordon was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Perth on August 11, 2025.

Police say the drivers’ licences were suspended for 90 days under the Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) program, and their vehicles were impounded for seven days.