The Special Investigations Unit has terminated an investigation into a 21-year-old man’s time in custody in August in Chatsworth.
Director Joseph Martino wrote that "there was patently nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminal liability of any of the man’s police custodians," after the man suffered a seizure in Grey Bruce OPP custody.
According to SIU notes, on August 8, the man was lodged in cells at the Wiarton Detachment, following his arrest. At about 10:30 p.m., the man was supplied a dose of his anti-seizure medication. The following morning, he was transferred to the Chatsworth Detachment for a bail hearing and provided another dose of the medication. The man suffered a seizure in cells and was transported to hospital. There, again, the man was provided a dose of his medicine.
Shortly after his return to the detachment, the man suffered another seizure. He was transported to hospital a second time and admitted for observation.
Martino said the seizures were likely the result of his failure to take his medication for days prior to his arrest and as a result, the file has been closed.
