B.C.'s civilian-based police watchdog said it will send a report to the B.C. Prosecution Service for consideration of charges from a July 2017 death of a man while in RCMP custody.
Dale Culver, 35, died on the night of July 18, 2017 when Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a man "casing' vehicles near the 10th Avenue liquor store.
Pepper spray was deployed during the arrest. Culver had trouble breathing and when an ambulance arrived, he was taken out of a police cruiser. But he collapsed and died shortly after.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the Independent Investigations Office said it is forwarding the matter to the BCPS consideration of charges in relation to issues surrounding the use of force and an allegation that a video of the arrest was deleted from an onlooker's phone.
No further information has been released.
