Suspended Sarnia cop reaches plea deal, gets conditional discharge

A suspended Sarnia police officer, who was facing criminal threats and firearms charges linked to off-duty incidents, reached a last-minute plea deal Monday which saw him get a conditional discharge. Sarnia police said in August 2024 Sean Van Vlymen, then 47, was charged with assault, criminal harassment, animal cruelty and mischief following an investigation of two people who know each other. In an update issued in September 2024, police said they laid 12 additional charges of possession of an