OPP officer cleared in Red Lake death

The Special Investigations Unit has found no reasonable grounds to charge an OPP officer in connection with the death of a Red Lake man in June.
SIU director Ian Scott announced the decision Nov. 5.
According to the investigation, 41-year-old Dalius Kakegamic was arrested for a criminal matter and lodged in the OPP detachment in Red Lake June 14. Later that day, Kakegamic was taken to Red Lake Hospital under medical distress and then transported by air ambulance to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
He passed away in Thunder Bay June 21.
“The subject officer had the lawful authority to arrest Kakegamic for a criminal offence,” Scott said in a release.
“There is no suggestion that Kakegamic was mistreated by the subject officer or any person in authority. Kakegamic’s rapid deterioration and demise appear to be related to a prior medical condition. Accordingly, no criminal liability may attach to the subject officer’s actions.”
The SIU is an agency called in to investigate reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault by officers.