Vancouver police officers not guilty of assault during 2017 arrest, judge rules

A B.C. provincial court judge has acquitted three Vancouver police officers on assault charges stemming from an arrest more than six years ago. The charges were laid in connection with the arrest of a cyclist in May 2017 at the Commercial Broadway SkyTrain Station in Vancouver. Const. Brandon Blue was charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm, while Const.

Beau Spencer and now retired Const. Gregory Jackson were each charged with one count of assault. Officers initially approached the cyclist because he wasn't wearing a helmet, lights or reflectors, according to B.C.'s police watchdog, which investigated the arrest and submitted a report to prosecutors in February 2019.

The man they arrested, David Cowie, suffered several broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Last year, Spencer testified regarding his involvement in the 2015 arrest of Myles Gray, who died during the interaction, which left him with several injuries..