Author of the article: Jonny Wakefield
Publishing date: Jan 21, 2021 • January 21, 2021 • 3 minute read • Thomas Swaffield said police used excessive force when they arrested him outside a Whyte Avenue convenience store Aug. 5, 2017. The presiding officer at a disciplinary hearing found the force used was not excessive after concluding Swaffield punched the officer and tried to grab his weapons. Swaffield denies doing either. Photo by supplied
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Edmonton city police officers who took a man to the ground on Whyte Avenue three years ago did not use excessive force, a disciplinary hearing has found.
Thomas Swaffield, 28, says an officer repeatedly kneed him in the head after dropping him to the pavement outside a Mac’s convenience store on Aug. 5, 2017.