A man who was at the centre of a struggle with police at the Prince George RCMP detachment has been sentenced to a further 48 days in jail.
According to court records, Ryan Patrick Beaulieu was issued the term on Wednesday last week on a count of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon. He was also sentenced to two years probation, issued a lifetime firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample.
Beaulieu had remained in custody since the July 11, 2022 incident - a total of 240 days.
At the time, police said RCMP were called to a report of a theft in the area of 15th Avenue and Victoria Street.
Police located a suspect - Beaulieu's name was not provided - a short distance away and arrested the man, who was found to be in possession of a firearm and had an outstanding arrest warrant.
He was taken to the detachment cells where, while being booked in, "a physical altercation occurred during which bear spray was discharged and a police officer discharged their service pistol."
One officer received minor injuries and the suspect was also injured in the altercation and received medical attention, police said. In a letter to the Citizen, Beaulieu said he suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and complained of poor medical treatment while in custody.
The Independent Investigations Office, which investigates police-involved incidents of serious injury or death for evidence of criminal wrongdoing, opened an investigation on the matter on the day of the incident. The investigation "remains open and in progress," an IIO spokesperson said Monday.
