Youth victim cooperates with arrest, officer tases him despite cooperation

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On April 3, 2004, a 21 year old man was followed by police in a car chase through North Edmonton. He was stopped with spike belts and got out of the car at a run. Soon he surrendered and dropped on his stomach to the ground. He was approached by six officers, including Constable Wasylyshen, who kicked him in the head. A knee was placed on his back holding him down, bloodying his face. He was then tasered multiple times by several officers.While attempting to handcuff him, Wasylyshen broke and injured fingers on the victim's hand. At a cross-examination after the event, the court found Wasylyshen to have displayed a disturbing arrogance and an unwillingness to confront his mistakes. In a 2012 disciplinary hearing, Wasylyshen was found guilty of two counts of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority and insubordination.

11/05/2012

Edmonton

Physical violence

Taser burn marks;
Psychological trauma;
Broken fingers;
Injury to face resulting in bleeding

Taser;
Hands;
Knee

Man

Not listed

Edmonton Police Service

Michael Wasylyshen;
Frattin;
Bechthold;
Fox;
Sparreboom;
Maschmeyer;
Mitchell

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R v Jara, 2006, Court of Queens Bench

External Database Import

Alberta Police Misconduct Database

Alberta Police Misconduct Database

Alberta Police Misconduct Database

APMD original incident ID: i-FWmfGjN6fgncOT

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August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022

Unnecessary Exercise of Authority;
conducted energy weapon (taser);
insubordination;
Charter;
youth;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database

From published source

disciplinary hearing;
guilty

Edmonton Journal, November 1, 2006

Alberta Police Misconduct Database

Disciplinary Proceedings Penalty Decision, issued November 5, 2012

R v Jara, 2006 Transcript, delievered October 31, 2006

Edmonton Journal, November 1, 2006