Ottawa police officer who stepped on man's neck receives suspended sentence
An Ottawa police officer who stepped on a prone man's neck for more than two minutes and jabbed his head with a baton will avoid jail time, receiving instead a suspended sentence with 30 months probation.
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An Ottawa police officer who stepped on a prone man's neck for more than two minutes and jabbed his head with a baton will avoid jail time, receiving instead a suspended sentence with 30 months probation.