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Published • British Columbia, Canada • Updated

Charges Dropped Against South Okanagan Man RCMP Beat and Tazed

  • All charges against Andrew Robert Hardenstine have been stayed after a ruling by Justice Eric Gottardi due to excessive force by the RCMP during his arrest.
  • Justice Gottardi highlighted that RCMP officers used their tasers on Hardenstine ten times in less than three minutes during the April 2024 incident.
  • The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed that the charges against Hardenstine were stayed following Justice Gottardi's ruling on May 12, 2025, with official notification sent on May 14.
  • Hardenstine has a significant criminal history dating back to 1999 and was in custody for separate charges prior to the bail hearing set on June 9, 2025.
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Charges dropped against South Okanagan man RCMP beat and tazed

Andrew Hardenstine was also unlawfully detained by police a Supreme Court Justice found in May

·Salmon Arm, Canada
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All charges dropped after Penticton RCMP officers repeatedly tasered prolific offender

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infotel.ca broke the news in Kelowna, Canada on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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