TORONTO – Ontario’s police watchdog says a Toronto officer who fired a Taser at a man three times during arrest will not face criminal charges.
The Special Investigations Unit says police were called to an east-end home in January on reports of a break-in and found a 37-year-old man on the main floor.
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The SIU says the man tried to flee through the front door and threw one of his legs over the iron railing when two officers grabbed him.
It says the man continued to struggle even after the railing collapsed and the officers fell on top of him.
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The agency says the man ignored multiple demands that he stop resisting arrest, so one officer firedDI his stun gun at him after issuing a warning.
It says the first shot appeared to have no effect, so the officer fired again, but the man managed to rip the prongs out so the officer fired a third time.