Barrie Police officer cleared by SIU after taser used in arrest of man
Standoff lasted more than four hours
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says it has found no grounds to charge a Barrie Police officer who used a taser during a standoff last fall.
Police were called November 25 to a home on Innisfil Street to arrest a 38-year-old man for psychiatric assessment.
The SIU says the man was non-compliant and threatened officers with a knife tied to a pole.
Attempts to apprehend the man were made using a conducted energy weapon (CEW) and an Anti-Riot Weapon ENfield (ARWEN). After a standoff that lasted over four hours, the man surrendered to police officers of his own accord.