Tara McDonald, mother of murder victim Tori Stafford, is shown outside court in Woodstock, Ont., Monday, February 7, 2011.
The mother of slain Ontario girl Tori Stafford was swept up in a police drug bust that left a man injured Tuesday.
Local police in Woodstock, Ont., used a search warrant to raid a home on Norwich Avenue, where they netted $2,400 worth of crack cocaine, marijuana and cash. Officers also found property they allege was stolen during a series of break and enters in the community of 35,000.
Tara McDonald, Ms. Stafford's mother, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of property obtained by crime, along with James Goris, 34 and Brandon Annis, 38. Mr. Annis faces further charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, and failure to comply with recognizance.
All three were listed as Woodstock residents.
A man was hurt during the bust and the Special Investigations Unit is looking into the case. The SIU investigates whenever someone is killed or seriously injured while in police custody to determine whether to charge officers.
Neither Woodstock investigators working on the file nor the SIU could be immediately reached for comment.
Ms. McDonald, 32, and Mr. Goris, her boyfriend, became familiar faces in the spring of 2009 when 8-year-old Tori was kidnapped and killed. The couple made frequent public appeals for help solving the case and a phalanx of reporters camped out in front of Ms. McDonald's house.
At the time, she lived just a few blocks from where she was arrested Tuesday.
Terri-Lynne McClintic and Michael Rafferty were arrested that summer. Ms. McClintic pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last year; Mr. Rafferty will go to trial on kidnapping and murder charges next year.
Woodstock is 140 kilometres southwest of Toronto.
Adrian Morrow