On Friday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of a Town of Ontario man following a traffic stop originally conducted in June 2025. Deputies arrested 39-year-old Matthew Strickland of Macintosh Road in Ontario.
It is alleged that during the investigation of a traffic stop on June 27, 2025, Strickland was in possession of narcotics. Following the return of results from the crime lab, Strickland was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree and issued a citation for failure to signal prior to 100 feet.
Strickland was transported to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office for processing and released on an appearance ticket. He is scheduled to appear in the Town of Williamson Court at a later date to answer the charges.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
