Christian Theriault

• Dafonte Miller says assault by off-duty Toronto cop changed his view of police

  Prosecutors alleged the Theriault brothers chased Dafonte Miller, then 19, and beat him with a metal pipe, leaving him with a ruptured eye and several other injuries.

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  Sep 25, 2020
  
• Toronto officer found guilty of assaulting Dafonte Miller challenges conviction

  Michael Lacy, who represents Const. Michael Theriault, says they have filed an application to vacate the verdict, arguing the conviction for assault was not available to the court.

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  Aug 26, 2020
  
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• Dafonte Miller rejects Toronto police apology after officer’s assault trial

  Miller and his lawyers said they had only minutes to read through the review before Ramer went public with it, which they called a "public relations exercise."

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  Aug 7, 2020
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• Durham officers’ response after assault of Dafonte Miller being probed by Ontario police complaints agency

  The conduct-related complaints were made against all of the Durham Regional Police officers who attended the scene the night Dafonte Miller was assaulted.

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  Jul 9, 2020
• Toronto officer found guilty of off-duty assault of Dafonte Miller, judge finds

  Justice Joseph Di Luca found Michael Theriault guilty of assault but not aggravated assault. Christian Theriault was found not guilty of aggravated assault. Both men were acquitted of obstruction of justice.

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  Jun 26, 2020
• Closing arguments wrap up in assault trial of Toronto cop and brother

  The brothers are jointly charged with aggravated assault in the incident that caused Dafonte Miller, then 19, to lose his left eye.

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  Jan 29, 2020
• Toronto officer admits to causing Dafonte Miller’s eye injury during stand at trial

  Michael Theriault says he hit Dafonte Miller with his fist because, he alleges, the young black man had attacked Theriault and his brother, Christian.

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  Nov 12, 2019
• Dafonte Miller testifies he thought he’d go blind after alleged beating by Toronto officer and his brother

  Dafonte Miller described the injuries he incurred in the Dec. 28, 2016, incident as he took the stand in the trial of Michael and Christian Theriault.

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  Nov 6, 2019
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• Investigating officer testifies she heard Dafonte Miller scream about being beaten by 2 men

  Const. Barbara Zabdyr's testimony today was the first time the officer mentioned Dafonte Miller making those comments, despite speaking to investigators and testifying at a preliminary inquiry in the case.

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  Nov 5, 2019
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• Toronto officer and his brother accused of beating of Dafonte Miller told cops they feared for their lives

  Michael Theriault and his brother Christian Theriault gave statements to police officers roughly an hour after the Dec. 28, 2016, incident, alleging Dafonte Miller attacked them with a metal pole after they chased him from their parents' truck.

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  Nov 1, 2019