News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Arrest of Man in Brantford
Case Number: 23-OCI-359
In the morning of September 2, 2023, Brantford Police Service officers were dispatched to check on a Jeep that was stationary in the area of the Grey Street and Market Street intersection. Upon arrival, officers saw a man slumped over the steering wheel. When the man awoke and saw police, he placed his vehicle in reverse and drove into the front of a cruiser, traversing a tire deflation devise. The Jeep accelerated away, and officers followed. Shortly after, the Jeep collided with another vehicle, and the Jeep driver fled on foot. Officers confronted the man, and a after a struggle, the 31-year-old man was arrested. He was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a fractured right wrist. SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that an officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s 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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES