SIU investigation determines no criminal offence after a man’s arrest and injury in Kingsville

[Michael Jack]

After an OPP officer in Kingsville used force to arrest a man which resulted in injury, SIU has determined the officer used reasonable force.

The incident occurred on April 17, 2025, when the officer allegedly observed a prohibited driver enter a parking lot.

The officer decided to arrest the 26-year-old driver and asked him to step out of the vehicle.

According to police, the man put up a struggle when the officer attempted to bring the man’s arms behind his back.

Additional officers helped put the man into custody, but he was left with a severely fractured right ankle after examination at hospital, officials say.

SIU Director Joseph Martino has determined there are no reasonable grounds the officer committed a criminal offence in regard to the man’s arrest and injury.

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[Michael Jack]

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit has ruled there are no reasonable grounds to charge an Ontario Provincial Police officer after an arrest in Kingsville in April.

The officer watched as a prohibited driver drove into a parking lot and decided to arrest him.

During the arrest, the man broke free, and a struggle ensued.

More officers arrived on scene to help make the arrest, and the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a severely fractured ankle.

SIU Director Joseph Martino stated that there was no evidence to suggest the officer had committed a criminal offence.

The SIU is called in whenever police are involved in an interaction with the public that results in injury, sexual assault, or death.

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