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RCMP:

Al2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday,

April 28, 2004

RCMP officers face.

By JEFF NAGEL. .
TWO. TERRACE. RCMP

officers face: charges. of as- °
sault’ with’ a:.weapon:in.
conmnection with their use’

of a taser.device last year.:
Cpl. Brendan McKenna.

and Const.” ‘Bryden Hen- -
nessey will appear in court:

May 21 on the: charges for -:
their use’ of: the: electric’:
stun gun on Aaron. ‘Mc-
Millan: on-Oct. 19, 2003: -
Charges were approved.

by regional Crown prose-- -
cutors after Terrace RCMP." TASER GUNS deliver a powerful electric charge.

investigated an: allegation

the two officers used ex-~
cessive force while’ Mc-:
‘Millan was. in- poliee cust-

ody.

MeMillan® was -in ‘the .
RCMP cell: block :at : the’
Terrace: detachment. at the
time, Térrace RCMP. Staff.
Sat. Jas Basi'said. « “

He. said both’ officers. Te-.
main on the.job: while the,
charges. are before the
court.

. Basi, said: whether offi.’
cers continué “to: work or:

are suspended | in. such’ |
- cases. 1s decided * on’ AL

case- by-case basis: ‘by. the |

: RCMP's E ‘Division head:: Ly

quarters, ‘which :.overseés «

B.C. detachments... =:

“E Division has deemed

“that they are..still to. rez.
main on active duty,” ‘Basi:

said: McKenna. i is'a watch...
commander.” overseeing:

. several. other’ general: duty :
“officers:

The: crimitial prosecu:
tion is the product ‘Of one.
of three. Separate invest-

igations of the. alleged. in-"

cident of excessive farce,” -

A separate — -internal
investigation is’
also underway, Basi ‘said...

Internal. investigations. de-

separate:

“Brendan McKenna

‘sfoéal: officers, he: added...

He. said. the - incident

“algo. the subject” of* an’.
RCMP: “public: ‘complaint, te
which? ‘triggers’ ‘a. process °
overseen... by. the’-RCMP
Public’ ‘Complaints Com:

mission: -. en

imine’ whether cfficers,
have ‘conducted. :
vselvés ‘appropriately - and
whether: disciplinary’ -méa- >:
sures, - -including ° termina:
Mon, ‘are warranted, 207°" -
hy The’ internal. investiga-
tion: is being. conducted by

sthem-_

i We-do-a. ‘thorough, ‘te--
view-of ” matters. on & case-
by-case basis ‘and’ ‘make.
recommendations: to. our,
line: officers,” Basi Said.

charges for taser use

“It’s ‘not the first. time.

RCMP: officers here: have

been accused of inap- .
‘propriate. use. of. taser. de-
; vices.
wheelchair -who-.was. ar-"

‘A'woman: in’ a

rested at: Hanky, Panky’s

7 nightclub last July 27 later:
complained that <RCMP
officers tasered” her’ ‘three: | =
times.:-in’ the:
Course: ‘of her: arrest - for.”
causing a disturbance: and .

Tesisting “arrest.

Tasers » vate: “non- lethal
weapons: ‘used'to deliver an”
_immobilizing ..
‘charge. They're “used. by”.
police. as a ‘relatively new :.
‘alternative to: batons, pep- °
“per spray or-firearms.°
"A taser. can:be' used by.”
. touching its.electric’ probes. -
to! a’ person's skin. or by ~ |
shooting - “out: ‘electrically -
chargéd- darts... Taser-trai- ~ §
ners: also. say simply .de-
~ivionstrating: the device, ‘by :
‘making électric“spatks arc.
~“across the two probes, -tisu-
~ally. intimidate:
“people. dito, submission... ae
_ Ab least 15 officers’ here’
have: ‘been: ‘trained to: use
. tasers, - which: were intro- . -
-duéed.. at the Terrace des:
‘tactimeit, a year AgO. .

‘electric

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; "Four of us have’ {Just returned: from’ a.trip to, Quebec. We traveled to the Sugueniy io’
explore economic development as .it has evolved there. and: subsequently to: meet
~ with Alcan in Montreal: We left.as.a-group of five..: ae :

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‘the~ local’ dentists . who

‘spent: April:23.. doing
.work. on people. whe -
could otherwise ‘not af-
ford it.; Aprit23. was
called. Community: Den- .
tal Day.by:- participating -
. dentists across B.C. and

was organized. by the’
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Surgeons of B.C. With:
Okimi is certified “dental.
assistant Rose’ Bolton.
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION |
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TRIBUTE ARTISTS.

OS and CYNTHIA ROBERTS|

ewart “" . Twain |:
THURSDAY. APRIL 29TH « 8 PM.
“$15.00

Royal Canadian n Legion © ° 635- 5825 _

(L- R) Anna Bedde - Misty River Books; Debbie Simons Sales Rep for the -

Terrace Standard, Keuin Moldenhauer of Totem Furniture, George Clark.
of Elan Travel, Cruise winner Ken Eyjolfson &.Candace Klien, Shawn.
MeCullough of Terrace Builders and Lauren Fisher of A&Ww Restaurant.

. - - were on hand to congratulate the lucky: winners..

Honouring the
“memory of those

who have lost. their

. lives on the j
In Montreal-we had just completed our presentation. 16, various ‘Alcan. officials when. a ce eee
‘one of our-party: coniplained-of tingling -and-mumbness.on his‘left side, Mathieu:
Bouchard, Vice-President of: Corporate :Affairs tind Colleen Nyce, Minager Corporate
Affairs, Kitimat,. rushed ‘hin down tothe resident ‘Alcan doctor; ‘Dre Weinman, whe:
"immediately recognized the crisis our colléapuic was | :
“Dr. Weinman and Colleen: Nyce,accompanied:our colleagué.and friend to the “hospital
where he was immediately.examined. It was deterinined, that-le was suffering from a
bleeding bload vessel.deep ‘iit ‘his: brain: that avas. inoperable: and: he: could not be.
“medicated. He had suffered-a stroke: Paralysis was-setting in: on his ‘left ‘side. me
The only thing Was to.wait and’ moniior-Dr., Weinman’ stayed with’ our, ‘friend as did”
‘Mrs: Nyce’, throughout the’ day, to. support ‘him, ashe went through the neurological.
‘testing and: monitoring.” : 7 .

In the® meantime-the docto had’'s ted that we: ed-to:get-our: fri ‘s wile to”
Montréal. as'soon as: ‘possible: “Subsequerit phone calls: determined:tl Fas too. late
~to-catch the morning tight out of Terrace which meant the: earliest she: could get.
Montreal was 6:30 the next mornin aa .
Mr. Dick Lee, who! was in-charge-of. busingss ‘development for Alcan in: BG, offered te to
charter a plane for oir friend’ wife if that‘would help to get her to. Montreal earlier,”
‘In-the end,; with the: efficient. help_.ofé Diane ‘Francis of: Uniglobe. Travel, Alcan.
‘chartered a: helicopter to fly out ends. Wife-to:Prince George where Ms were
- holding, the Air Canada flig :
“She arrived in: Montresll ‘at. 10:
|] airport to, bring’ her to a-hot
| E arranged for our friend's: Wife’ to aos with bn
her reike Wop 's health.

by continuing to

prevent work-related

injury and illness,

is for her, They
“rece vee first
hand expert updite.on |
The: driver then: ‘took:
aia river mone
Mr. Dick lee to feport on. the sitition, This arg Sindee :
_ Fortunately, by the'tinie-our friend’s wife was en route; “the prognosis had: ‘improved .
substantially: and: our friend:was. clearly eadec owards: a “good: recovery, The next.
. morning we spoke. to-hiis wife -to get an ur as résting-and
_is. now much optimism for'a ‘flood fecovery
Upon learning. of- the: favorible. tumInour-trie
were, “Thank God, [was eh ried!

Monsate

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