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Manitoba watchdog investigates after wanted man jumps out of window during arrest

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba has launched a probe into a car accident that saw one man with a two broken vertebrae near Thompson, Man.
The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba has launched a probe into a car accident that saw one man with a two broken vertebrae near Thompson, Man. File / Global News

A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant is recovering after allegedly jumping from a second-storey window during his arrest.

Winnipeg police say around 8 a.m. Saturday morning they went to the 1000 block of Main Street to apprehend a 38-year-old man.

After cooperating with police and making a phone call to a family member, police say the man jumped from his room’s second-floor window. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition and later upgraded to stable.

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The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has assumed investigation of the incident.

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