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Assault charge against city cop dismissed

THUNDER BAY -- A city police constable has been found not guilty of charges of Assault. The charge against Const. Andrew Johnston was filed following a Special Investigations Unit probe into an incident last May at the Balmoral Police Station.

THUNDER BAY -- A city police constable has been found not guilty of charges of Assault.

The charge against Const. Andrew Johnston was filed following a Special Investigations Unit probe into an incident last May at the Balmoral Police Station. 

The alleged incident involved a 43-year-old suspect who had been arrested on an impaired driving charge. 

After a trial, in which video of incident was played in court, a judge ruled there was no excessive use of force and the charge was dismissed.

 

(Thunder Bay Television)




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