A police officer in Guelph, Ont., has been videoed beating a man on the front porch of his home..The video, posted to Twitter Wednesday, shows a police officer straddling the 64-year-old man and landing a heavy punch to his face and another one to his head..The officer takes a quick look back and when he sees he is being videoed, yells out: “Stop resisting.”.Another officer arrives and the pair drag the man into his doorway as they continue to try and handcuff him..“Look at what the the officer is doing,” exclaims the cameraman, who alleges the officer also kneed the man in the head. That is not shown in the video..“This is an old, frail man they are doing this to.”.The man screams in agony and yells expletives as the video goes off.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Guelph police issued a statement on the arrest..“On January 12, 2021, at 1:13pm, members of the Guelph Police Service found an adult male out front of a residence. The male was wanted on a warrant from the Huronia West Division of the Ontario Provincial Police,” said the release..“As police tried to arrest the male, a struggle ensued as he resisted arrest. Ultimately police were able to gain control and placed him under arrest..“A 64-year-old Guelph male has been additionally charged with Resist Arrest. He will appear in court on April 30, 2021 to answer to this charge and was subsequently released.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
A police officer in Guelph, Ont., has been videoed beating a man on the front porch of his home..The video, posted to Twitter Wednesday, shows a police officer straddling the 64-year-old man and landing a heavy punch to his face and another one to his head..The officer takes a quick look back and when he sees he is being videoed, yells out: “Stop resisting.”.Another officer arrives and the pair drag the man into his doorway as they continue to try and handcuff him..“Look at what the the officer is doing,” exclaims the cameraman, who alleges the officer also kneed the man in the head. That is not shown in the video..“This is an old, frail man they are doing this to.”.The man screams in agony and yells expletives as the video goes off.. Mossleigh pub briefly opens before authorities move in .Guelph police issued a statement on the arrest..“On January 12, 2021, at 1:13pm, members of the Guelph Police Service found an adult male out front of a residence. The male was wanted on a warrant from the Huronia West Division of the Ontario Provincial Police,” said the release..“As police tried to arrest the male, a struggle ensued as he resisted arrest. Ultimately police were able to gain control and placed him under arrest..“A 64-year-old Guelph male has been additionally charged with Resist Arrest. He will appear in court on April 30, 2021 to answer to this charge and was subsequently released.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
