PG RCMP officer’s sentencing hearing pushed back into next year

A Prince George Mountie who was found guilty of obstruction of justice in the Dale Culver case will have to wait until at least 2025 to be sentenced.

According to the BC Prosecution Service, Constable Arthur Dalman was found guilty of the charge for ordering a bystander to remove video from his cellphone in relation to the events following the arrest and takedown of Culver dating back to July of 2017.

Culver died in police custody shortly after a struggle with officers.

The Prosecution Service noted Dalman was one of two officers on trial in the case – however, Sgt. Bayani (Jon) Eusebio Cruz was found not guilty.

Last month, Dalman’s legal team filed an application for a stay of proceedings based on a pair of breaches related to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The court has set aside April 28 to May 2, 2025 to hear the application, which will delay Dalman’s sentencing hearing.

In April, manslaughter charges against Constable Paul Ste-Marie and Constable Jean Francois Monette were dropped during a preliminary hearing at the Prince George Courthouse.

A month later, a criminal charge against Const. Clarence Alexander MacDonald was stayed.

A full BC Prosecution Service Report can be found here.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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