News Release
No Charges to Issue in Relation to Man’s Arrest in Parking Lot of Townhouse Complex in Sudbury
Case Number: 20-OCI-136
On June 12, 2020, a Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) officer was dispatched to a townhouse complex after the groundskeeper reported a man was sleeping on the ground in the parking lot. The officer roused the 28-year-old man, and upon further investigation learned the man was wanted by police. Another officer was dispatched to assist with the arrest. The man was subsequently lodged in police cells and then taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured left hand. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe a GSPS officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s arrest and injury.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations