North Bay-area man wanted on 19 charges, including spousal assault, drug trafficking

Shawn Miller is 5-foot-5, weighs 146 pounds with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes. (OPP photo)

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect wanted for a host of offences, ranging from assault to uttering death threats.

Shawn Miller, 51, is from Papineau-Cameron Township, east of North Bay near Mattawa.

Miller is 5-foot-5, weighs 146 pounds with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes.

In a news release Friday, Ontario Provincial Police said he has been charged with 19 offences, including:

Pointing a firearm, reckless discharge of a firearm and spousal assault with a weapon; two counts of spousal assault, uttering threats to harm a spouse, as well as to injure an animal; violating probation and release orders; and, trafficking of cocaine, meth and opioids.

Anyone with information about Miller's whereabouts is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit information online where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

"The OPP reminds the public that it is a criminal offence to assist or harbour a wanted person," police said.

"The OPP urges anyone with information about Miller to contact police immediately and avoid actions that could impede the investigation."