ASIRT investigation rules Alberta RCMP acted reasonably in handling man who died
Posted Oct 16, 2014 4:48 pm.
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An investigation into a man’s death after a violent struggle with RCMP south of Edmonton has determined officers acted properly in trying to subdue him.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says Marc Andre Fontaine of Leduc was a considerable risk to the public, to police and to himself.
Acting executive director Susan Hughson says it was a reasonable use of force to use a Taser on Fontaine twice and to hold him around the neck because several tries to calm him had failed.
The medical examiner’s office determined Fontaine died of excited delirium syndrome as a result of cocaine toxicity.
The medical examiner found the Taser and the control hold played no identifiable role in Fontaine’s death in August 2013.
Fontaine, who was 27, had stolen two vehicles, crashed through a barrier, assaulted two people and caused disturbances at two convenience stores.
