Victim assaulted while detained and then released in river valley
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Victim assaulted while detained and then released in river valley
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221183
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The victim, at the time unhoused and dealing with substance use issues, was asked to leave a 7-11 store. Police intervened while he was sleeping in the store, made physical contact to wake him up and asked him to leave. He returned to the store and was asked to leave again as he would be charged with public intoxication and trespass. The victim and the police travelled about three blocks before the incident continued. The victim was threatened with arrest for not identifying himself. While being handcuffed, Cst. O'Mara took the victim to the ground, punching him twice in the head, once while already handcuffed. Witnesses decribed the force as being excessive, recalling that the victim's head hit the pavement hard, causing a cut and substantial bleeding, with blood left on the sidewalk. The police then loaded the victim in the car and drove him south of the river to a different neighbourhood before releasing him. The police disabled the computer system that controlled GPS tracking before driving the victim, and only filed a report of a "Street Check".
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12/11/2017
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Edmonton
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Downtown
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Physical violence;
Arrest;
Forced ride/starlight tour;
Forced removal from public space
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Abrasion on forehead;
Bleeding;
Emotional distress
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Man
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Unspecified - referenced in news article
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Not listed
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Edmonton Police Service
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Matthew O'Mara;
Holly Beutler
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3835
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R v O’Mara, 2019 ABPC 257;
R v O'Mara, 2020 ABPC 201
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External Database Import
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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APMD original incident ID: i-RJalMU7eRZ7aiI
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PDF
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August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
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assault;
destroying evidence;
unhoused person;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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From published source
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Police Officer O'Mara was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months of probation.
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