Letkeman testified he suspected the driver was impaired and attempted a traffic stop, but the Jeep drove away. He started to pursue the vehicle being driven by Campbell. There were also four passengers, including Campbell s girlfriend.
Court heard the former Mountie used his cruiser to hit the back of the Jeep to stop it. A use-of-force expert testified at trial that the move was against protocol and training, and was extremely risky.
Opened fire when Jeep moved
Letkeman continued to follow the vehicle on to a trail for all-terrain vehicles. He then used his police vehicle to T-bone the Jeep.
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The Manitoba Court of Appeal imposed a three-month sentence for Abram Letkeman but stayed an order that he spend any time behind bars.
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The appeal ruling said a jail sentence “would have had an important purpose in deterring other police officers from overreaching the bounds of their authority and venturing into criminal conduct and in loudly denouncing such conduct.”
Even so, two of the three Appeal Court judges found the former Mountie still did not need to go to jail.
WINNIPEG A former Mountie has avoided jail time after Crown prosecutors appealed a sentence for his actions during a police chase that ended with the shooting death of a man in northern Manitoba. The Manitoba Court of Appeal imposed a three-month sentence for Abram Letkeman but stayed an order that he spend any time behind bars. The appeal ruling said a jail sentence would have had an important purpose in deterring other police officers from overreaching the bounds of their authority and venturing into criminal conduct and in loudly denouncing such conduct. Even so, two of the three Appeal Court judges found the former Mountie still did not need to go to jail.
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