By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Charges expected to be dropped against chief in violent arrest

Jun 24, 2020 | 10:13 AM

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Charges are expected to be dropped against a prominent northern Alberta First Nations chief who was the subject of a violent arrest earlier this year.

The case of Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is to be in front of a Fort McMurray provincial court judge today and court records show charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer are to be withdrawn.

The move comes after the RCMP dash-cam footage of Adam’s arrest was made public earlier this month.

The 12-minute video shows Adam, who was stopped for an expired plate, walking back and forth between his truck and a RCMP cruiser, shouting profanities at an officer.

Another Mountie then charges at Adam, tackling him to the ground and punching him in the head.

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The RCMP initially stated that the officers’ actions were reasonable, while the province’s police watchdog has since said it is investigating the arrest.

The Canadian Press