An Edmonton police officer has been charged with assault following a violent August 2019 arrest, captured on video, in which an officer walks up to an Indigenous man under arrest and drives his knee into the prone man's back. 'Do not run from the police'A second officer then walks up and suddenly drops, driving his knee into McLeod's upper back. The release said the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service recommended a criminal charge be laid against Partington on June 12 — less than a week after the arrest video circulated online. In the interview, McLeod said he was riding his bike on an inner-city street when the police vehicle pulled up beside him. In the video, McLeod's bike can be seen lying near the sidewalk as officers arrest him.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 20:35 UTC