Url
	https://www.yegpoliceviolencearchive.ca/s/archive/item/898
Resource class
	pva:ViolenceIncident
Incident ID
	220004
Incident Title
	Edmonton Police beat Indigenous man after being stopped because he had no bell on his bike 
Incident Date
	2019-08-27
Description Type
	Non-eyewitness, based on documentation
Incident City
	Edmonton
Incident Neighbourhood
	Alberta Avenue
Weapon used
	Hands
	Knee
Type of Abuse
	Physical violence
	Profiling
Victim Gender
	Man
Victim Race
	First Nations, Inuit and Metis
Authority Involved
	Edmonton Police Service
Officer Physical Description
	Two officers
Officer Gender
	Man
Officer Race
	White
Complaint Filed
	Yes, Natasha Wright submitted a complaint along with video evidence that her friend filmed on August 28th 2019. EPS professional standards branch did not submit the video to Crown Prosectuers until December of that year.
After prosecution was made aware of the video McLeod's charges were dropped and Partington was charged by the Crown with assault. 
Complaint Resolution
	Convicted of assault: fined $2,000
Suspended without pay
Court Cases
	https://canlii.ca/t/jhqfg R v Partington, 2021 ABPC 220 (CanLII)
	https://canlii.ca/t/jl1q0 R v Partington, 2021 ABPC 301 (CanLII)
	https://canlii.ca/t/jfxg0 Partington v Edmonton Police Service, 2021 ABQB 387 (CanLII)
Media Coverage
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/father-of-indigenous-man-kneed-by-police-calls-video-heartbreaking-angering-1.5603433 CBC News, June 8, 2020
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-officer-charged-after-indigenous-man-violently-kneed-during-arrest-1.5614393 CBC News, June 16, 2020
	https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-police-officer-guilty-of-assaulting-man-during-2019-arrest Edmonton Journal, August 26, 2021
	https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/edmonton-police-officer-who-kneed-defenceless-suspect-deserves-jail-time-crown-argues Edmonton Journal, October 27, 2021
	https://globalnews.ca/news/8330833/sentence-hearing-jail-edmonton-police-officer-assault-indigenous-man-bike/ Global News, October 27, 2021
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-police-indigenous-assault-1.6239508 CBC News, November 12, 2021
	https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-police-officer-handed-2000-fine-for-assaulting-indigenous-man Edmonton Journal, December 2, 2021
	https://globalnews.ca/news/8420520/edmonton-police-officer-sentenced-assault-indigenous-man/ Global News, December 2, 2021
	https://www.albertanativenews.com/edmonton-police-officer-receives-no-jail-time-for-assaulting-indigenous-man/ Alberta Native News, December 2, 2021
Submission Source
	Research team
Confidentiality/Restrictions
	From published source
Archive Publication Date
	2022-03-31

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