The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) will not pursue charges against officers involved in the arrest of a Tecumseh man.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a home in Tecumseh on October 5, 2024, to follow up on a noise complaint.
Outside the home, where a house party was taking place, officers became involved in an altercation with a 51-year-old man, who was arrested following a violent struggle.
"As the complainant was belligerent and threatening, it was important to control his movements in order to safely effect his arrest," wrote SIU Director Joseph Martino in his decision, released on Monday. "Forcing him to the ground via a tackle made sense in these circumstances; once on the ground, the officers could better manage any anticipated resistance on his part."
The next day, the man showed up at a local hospital to be treated for a broken elbow.
Martino concluded that there was no evidence that the OPP officer intentionally caused the injury, thus closing the file.
"In the result, while I accept that the complainant’s injury was incurred in the physical altercation that marked his arrest, and that is regrettable, there are no grounds to believe that the subject official comported himself other than within the limits of the criminal law," wrote Martino.
