A man was left feeling "shaken" and "breathless" after he was pepper-sprayed by officers and falsely arrested in Bristol at the weekend. Avon and Somerset Police has issued a lengthy statement after the incident and is now conducting a review using footage from body-worn cameras.
Garry Buck was in Stockwood on Saturday afternoon (February 11), where he attends church and regularly goes on nature walks in the area. The 30-year-old, from Barton Hill, was walking with his partner by Whitchurch Railway Path when he said he noticed police officers following him.
Officers were responding to a call made at 2.30pm on Saturday after a man was seen shouting outside an address in Stockwood, reportedly in breach of a Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPO). Police have said they were assisted by members of the public to pursue Mr Buck, who at the time they believed was the suspect in question.
