B.C. Mountie loses bid to stay obstruction of justice charge connected to 2017 death of Indigenous man [Video]

A Prince George RCMP officer has lost a bid to stay an obstruction of justice charge and will now be sentenced, in a case connected to the 2017 death of an Indigenous man in custody.

In July 2024, Const. Arthur Dalman was found guilty of obstructing justice for ordering a bystander to delete cellphone video showing the aftermath of the police takedown and arrest of Dale Culver on July 18, 2017.

The 35-year-old Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en man died in police custody 29 minutes after he was arrested, following a struggle with multiple police officers.

Dalman is one of two officers who went on trial in the obstruction of justice case.

The constable filed an application to stay his 2024 conviction, arguing that lengthy pre-trial delays meant he was denied his Charter rights to a trial within a reasonable timeframe.

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