No charges in jail cell overdose: IIU
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The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has found RCMP officers were not at fault after a man died of an overdose while in custody.
The man was arrested on Bracken Road in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews early on Oct. 23, 2022 and placed in a cell at Selkirk’s RCMP detachment. Police found cocaine hidden in cavities carved into the soles of his shoes while preparing to transfer the man, who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a parole violation, to Stony Mountain Institution.
The drugs had been missed previously by the arresting officers, the IIU’s final report on the death said. Police later moved the man to another cell but did not do a strip search.
The man was found unresponsive in his cell the night of Oct. 24 after overdosing on another drug, methamphetamine, and transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy noted a piece of clear plastic wrap and a white substance was found fixed to the man’s mid-back area.
The IIU said it is satisfied the actions of the officers “were reasonable.”
“The witness officers mentioned they did not consult with a supervisor regarding doing a strip search as they felt they only had concerns/suspicion and would have required the approval of a supervisor to do so,” the IIU said in its conclusion.
“They further mentioned there was no supervisor available at the detachment; therefore, no consultation was ever done. It is not in the IIU’s mandate to consider whether there are any internal policies, procedures or conduct matters that may need to be reviewed.”
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