Obstruction charge stayed for Mountie in case involving First Nations man's death

Crown prosecutors have stayed an obstruction of justice charge against an RCMP officer in Prince George, B.C. The constable was one of several officers charged after the 2017 death of a First Nations man in police custody. Last month, manslaughter charges were stayed against two other RCMP officers in the case.

Obstruction charge stayed for Mountie in case involving First Nations man's death
An Indigenous woman holds a framed picture of a smiling man outside a building.

Crown prosecutors have stayed an obstruction of justice charge against an RCMP officer in Prince George, B.C. The constable was one of several officers charged after the 2017 death of a First Nations man in police custody. Last month, manslaughter charges were stayed against two other RCMP officers in the case.