THUNDER BAY - A Thunder Bay man facing 13 charges including kidnapping and aggravated assault connected to a kidnapping in Nipigon has been freed on bail following a court appearance.
Andrew Otway, 29, was released from custody on conditions on Monday, Dec. 7, following a bail hearing in Thunder Bay, according to court documents.
He was released without a surety and after promising to pay $5,000 in the event he breaches any of his conditions. A court-ordered publication ban is in effect which prevents the publication of any evidence including submissions made by lawyers during Otway’s bail hearing.
The 29-year-old’s bail conditions will require him to report to Nipigon OPP every week and notify police of his work schedule. He will be required to live in Thunder bay except while he is working. He is also to be in his residence daily between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. except for certain situations including medical emergencies.
Otway is also required not to contact the alleged victim or with Jayson Lawson-Balodis, Billy Thompson and Harold Robert Sault. He is also not to possess any weapons and must stay away from drugs and alcohol.
Otway was arrested by Ontario Provincial Police in connection to a kidnapping on Sept. 14. Police said a man was abducted, forcibly confined and assaulted with a firearm in the town of Nipigon. He managed to escape the captors and called police.
Otway is scheduled to return to court next in January.
