No criminal chargesIn his report, Tessler said people expect their police officers to exercise constraint and control over their emotions. Tessler said the security camera showed the phone was forcefully thrown and "there is no mistaking his actions as 'dropping it.' The encounter was caught on a security camera and the officer's account didn't match the footage, says the investigation report released by the IIU on Monday. The actions of a Brandon police officer accused of assault were "unjustified," but no criminal charges should be laid, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has found. "The actions of the subject officer were uncalled [for] and unjustified," the report says.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2016 17:08 UTC