Officer cleared of wrongdoing after man had face fractured during arrest
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WINNIPEG — An RCMP officer who punched and hit a Lake St. Martin First Nation man in the face with his Taser acted reasonably, the Independent Investigation Unit has found.
The incident happened in Lake St. Martin First Nation at about 5 p.m. on March 19, 2025.
Gypsumville RCMP went there to arrest a man wanted on a warrant for domestic violence and found a vehicle in a ditch and a man fleeing on foot.
The man ran into a home, where police tried to use a Taser to arrest him.
During the altercation, one of the officers’ Taser was knocked from his hand, so the officer punched the man in the face to try to keep him from grabbing the weapon, then struck him several times in the head with the Taser.
Several officers managed to get the man into cuffs and arrested him.
The man was assessed by emergency medical services at the Gypsumville detachment, transported to Ashern’s hospital and then moved to Health Sciences Centre.
He was left with several fractures in his face. He complained to RCMP the next day of excessive force.
The IIU, in a report made public Wednesday, cleared the Mountie of wrongdoing.
» Winnipeg Free Press