News Release
No Charges Against OPP Officers After Man Suffers Fractured Leg in Arrest
Case Number: 21-PCI-290
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe that either of the subject officials committed a criminal offence in connection with the 56-year-old man’s arrest and injury.
On July 17, 2021, two OPP officers were dispatched to a property in Mindemoya following a call to police of a trespasser. When approached by the officers, the man objected to his arrest and there was a struggle. The officers eventually took control of the man and arrested him. The man complained of injury to his left leg and was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured left leg.
According to Director Martino, there is no basis for proceeding with criminal charges in this case, and the file is closed.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_report_details.php?drid=1746
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
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