The domestic assault case against Northern Ontario MPP Chris Scott has been dropped after two charges against the former Tory were withdrawn by the Crown.
Crown prosecutors told Ontario Court Justice Martin Lambert on Oct. 28 that they were withdrawing the assault and assault with a weapon charges against Scott, who represents Sault Ste. Marie as an independent after being expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
Scott was charged in connection with an alleged incident on Sept. 19, 2025, and was arrested on Sept. 21 by officers from the Toronto Police Service in connection with an investigation by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service detectives.
The charges were linked to allegations of intimate partner violence, according to court filings, which identified a high chair as the purported weapon….