The trial for a former Saskatoon police constable began Monday in a Saskatoon courtroom.
Jarret Gelowitz was charged after an on-duty incident involving a stolen SUV in December 2016.
Saskatoon police dash cam videos were presented as evidence, with four witnesses cross-examined regarding the events of Dec. 19, 2016.
The three videos submitted show a stolen Hyundai Tuscan trying to evade police and the driver being physically pulled through the SUV’s window by multiple police officers.
Gelowitz was one of the officers involved in removing the driver from the vehicle.
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The driver suffered a minor cut on his arm, but police have not said if it happened before or during his arrest, only that a physical confrontation happened.
Gelowitz was placed on administrative duties in late December 2017 when the charge was laid following an investigation, and fired from the force on Aug. 24 after two more assault charges were laid against him for separate incidents in 2017.
The trial is set to continue Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Court of Queen’s Bench.
— with files from David Giles
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