Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during an arrest in Quinte West, OPP say.
According to OPP, the afternoon of Jan. 3, officers were called to a home on McMaster Road to respond to a man making threats to others at the residence.
Police say the man accused of making those threats had left before officers arrived. He was later found and arrested.
During the arrest, OPP say the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by paramedics. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was brought in to investigate the incident.
According to the SIU, when officers arrived, the 27-year-old accused was on the roof of a garage. Police tried to convince the man to get off the roof, but a short time later, the SIU said the man fell to the ground.
He was seriously injured and brought to hospital, the SIU said.
Two SIU investigators have been assigned to the case.
The 27-year-old Belleville man was subsequently charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at a Belleville court on Feb. 2.