No charges against RCMP officers in arrest of St. Albert youth with autism – Edmonton [Video]

On the recommendation of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS), no charges will be laid against the RCMP officers involved in the arrest of a St. Albert youth with autism in October 2022.

While the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found there were “reasonable grounds to believe that an offence may have been committed by the subject officers,” the case was referred to the Crown, as required under the Police Act, which did not recommend charges be laid.

On Oct. 2, 2022, a 16-year-old boy with autism was arrested at a playground in St. Albert after police received 911 calls about an individual who was displaying erratic behaviour or was possibly impaired.

A number of officers arrested the boy, who is non-verbal and who attempted to harm himself while in custody and was taken to a hospital in Edmonton.

The ASIRT investigation, the results of which were made public on Wednesday, included interviews with seven civilian witnesses and …