Two B.C. RCMP officers have been charged with manslaughter in relation to a man’s death during an arrest in 2017 while three of their fellow Mounties have been charged with attempting to obstruct justice.
In a statement published on Feb. 1, the B.C. Prosecution Service said manslaughter charges have been approved against constables Paul Ste-Marie and Jean Francois Monette following the death of Arthur Culver, also known as Dale Culver, who died in police custody on July 18, 2017.
Sgt. Jon Eusebio Cruz and constables Arthur Dalman and Clarence MacDonald are accused of attempting to obstruct justice.
According to B.C.’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), the incident began around 10.30 p.m. local time when police received a call about a man alleged to be casing parked vehicles in the 1000-block of Central Street West in Prince George….