An administrative review has cleared a Yellowknife officer of any wrongdoing after it was alleged a man suffered a fractured rib while in police custody earlier this year.
An SA国际影视传媒渋ndependent officer review,SA国际影视传媒� conducted in-house by an member not involved in the incident, found the Mountie acted reasonably and followed protocol when he forcibly removed an intoxicated man SA国际影视传媒� Randy Allen SA国际影视传媒� from inside a stolen car on February 2019 in Yellowknife, states a news release issued Thursday.
At a sentencing hearing for Allen in April SA国际影视传媒� he received a 120-day jail term for impaired driving SA国际影视传媒� his lawyer Jessi Casebeer told the court her client, who was limp and falling in and out of consciousness, suffered a fractured rib after an officer kneeled on him during the arrest.
He was later treated at Stanton Territorial Hospital.
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dashcam footage of the incident, obtained by Casebeer, only captured the aftermath of the arrest.
Police now say thatSA国际影视传媒檚 because the camera, which turns on when the vehicleSA国际影视传媒檚 lights and sirens are activated manually, wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 operating during the arrest.
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SA国际影视传媒淭he device was activated manually as soon as the member was able to secure the person and place them into the police vehicle.SA国际影视传媒�
Insp. Alex Laporte, commanding officer at the Yellowknife Detachment, states the actions of the officer SA国际影视传媒渆nsured a safe resolution to a fluid and risky situation.SA国际影视传媒�
SA国际影视传媒淲e thoroughly reviewed the incident and find the officer acted reasonably and took immediate action to protect the public, the individual and themselves from the potential threat of a stolen vehicle being put in motion by a possibly intoxicated driver,SA国际影视传媒� states Laporte, adding policies and procedures were followed accordingly.
