News Release

SIU Concludes Investigation into Brantford Arrest

Case Number: 24-OCI-272   

Mississauga, ON (24 October, 2024) ---
In the early morning of June 26, 2024, Brantford Police Service officers were investigating reports that a male had stabbed another male and had fled the scene on an e-bike. An officer located the 49-year-old male person of interest, and positioned his cruiser on an angle in front of the e-bike. The man struck the cruiser and was thrown from the bike. A struggle ensued as officers attempted to handcuff the man. After an officer deployed his conducted energy weapon twice in drive stun mode, the officers were able to secure the man in handcuffs. He was transported to hospital following his arrest and diagnosed with at least one rib fracture. On his assessment of the evidence, 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 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

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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES