Obstruction charge stayed against B.C. cop linked to Indigenous man’s death

The B.C. Prosecution Service has stayed an obstruction of justice charge against a Prince George Mountie who was accused in connection to the 2017 death of an Indigenous man.

Constables Paul Ste-Marie and Jean Francois Monette were initially charged with one count of manslaughter each, but those charges were stayed in April 2024, with the B.C. Prosecution Service saying it was no longer confident the men would be convicted. Three other officers, including MacDonald, Const. Arthur Dalman and Sgt. Bayani Eusebio Cruz, were charged with attempting to obstruct justice.

In B.C., a stay of charges or proceedings means Crown counsel has dropped its charges against the person. Crown is allowed to re-start the prosecution process within one year of the stay for serious charges. The B.C. Prosecution Service never disclosed the reasoning behind its obstruction of justice charges, but the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said it had heard allegations that the officers told witnesses to delete any video they had taken of police interacting with Culver. The claim has not been proven in court.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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