A Durham police officer has been handed a two-year demotion after he admitted to crashing his car on the way home from the bar before reporting it as stolen in an attempt to 'evade criminal and civil liability.'

A Durham police officer has been handed a two-year demotion after he admitted to crashing his car on the way home from the bar before reporting it as stolen in an attempt to “evade criminal and civil liability.”

On Feb. 24, Const. Trevor Kathnelson of Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) pleaded guilty to one count of professional misconduct at a disciplinary tribunal hearing presided over by Ontario Provincial Police adjudicator M.P.B. Elders.

Kathnelson was also criminally charged with one count of public mischief, to which he pleaded guilty back in August, in relation with the incident.

  • @[email protected]English
    8•7 months ago

    A Durham police officer has been handed a two-year demotion after he admitted to crashing his car on the way home from the bar before reporting it as stolen in an attempt to “evade criminal and civil liability.”

    Which, for the most part, he succeeded! Congratulations Trevor!