Stampeders’ Finch faces three charges in Oklahoma
Roy Finch was released from custody on Monday afternoon after posting a US$6,000 bond for allegedly assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and possessing marijuana.
According to a police report, the Calgary Stampeders kick returner was arrested early Sunday morning in Edmond, Okla., after police were called to an apartment complex because a car had been parked and running for over an hour.
The report alleges that the car smelled like marijuana and that when officers attempted to place Finch in handcuffs he “swung at” one of the officers and ran away.
Later, dashcam footage released by the police showed Finch being arrested by around 10 officers. The police report confirmed that officers “deployed a Taser, hitting Finch between the shoulder blades” and his mug shot showed bruising and several cuts on his face.
“Medical was called to check Finch out,” the police report stated.
There was no dashcam footage from the initial incident released, and a spokesperson for the Edmond Police Department explained that was because the cameras are turned on by sirens or flashing lights and neither were being used when police approached the vehicle.
The department will be releasing a more detailed police report, but it has not been made public because it is being reviewed because an officer was allegedly injured.
A spokesperson from the Oklahoma County Sheriff ’s Office told Postmedia on Wednesday that Finch had been charged with three misdemeanour counts of marijuana possession, resisting arrest and assaulting an officer and was released after posting a $6,000 bond at around 2:30 p.m. local time on Monday.
Finch’s next court date has not been set, according to the spokesperson.