SIU called in after OPP use stun gun in e-bike arrest

Post by **Michael Jack** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:06 pm

Police say man was riding an e-bike without a helmet

Provincial police called Ontario's Special Investigations Unit after officers used a stun gun while arresting a 42-year old man in Tecumseh, OPP said in a news release.

Police said they found a man riding an e-bike without a helmet at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Officers used a Taser to subdue the man after he resisted arrest, police said.

He was taken to hospital with minor injuries and is charged with intent to resist arrest and prohibited driving contrary to the Criminal Code.

The charges have not been proven in court.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/s ... -1.3232150

Post by **Michael Jack** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:07 pm

The provincial Special Investigation Unit is investigating after the Ontario Provincial Police used a Taser to catch a suspect resisting arrest.

OPP were trying to arrest a 42-year-old man who was riding an e-bike without a helmet and known to be prohibited from driving in Canada. Officers tried to arrest the man after noticing him in Tecumseh just before 8 p.m. Wednesday night.

A news release from the OPP says officers were forced to use the Conducted Energy Weapon — a Taser — in order to arrest the man, since he was resisting arrest. He was taken to an area hospital and was treated for minor injuries.

OPP have charged 42-year-old Jason Jeffery Johnson with assault with intent to resist arrest and prohibited driving contrary to the Criminal Code.

ctthompson@windsorstar.com

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/speci ... -in-arrest

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SIU called in after OPP use stun gun in e-bike arrest

SIU called in after OPP use stun gun in e-bike arrest

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