APR - 3. app Royal Gendarmerie Canadian royale Steantatonaengnalonseurare Mounted du Police Canada caren Cpl Tim Schwartz Yorkton District General Investigation Section 15 Palliser Way Yorkton, Saskatchewan YourFilo Votre réérence ‘S3N 4C5 (D13,643TC Mr. Thomas Campbell Mortgon Place OurFie— Notesttece 36 Fourth Avenue North Drawer 188 ‘Yorkton, Saskatchewan ee SN 2V7 2012.03.26 Mr. Campbell Ethel Lynn Pelly « Charged Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking - First Appearance 2012-03-26 Response to your lettor dated February 15, 2012 ‘As per your request, full disclosure was provided to Shane Wagner, Federal Prosecutor on March. 23, 2012. | reviewed the full disclosure of material as well as spoke directly to certain police officers which will address the question regarding your client in a cell without water to the sink and toilet and your client not given her bra back. Miss Pelly was subject to an investigation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Itis ‘not uncommon for either gender to try and conceal a controlled substance while in transport or prior to interaction with the police. Miss Pelly was transported to the Yorkton cells by police on 2012-02-09 at 00:19 hrs., at which time, Cst. Colin Stark instructed the guard to turn off the water to Miss Pelly’s cell in the event Miss Pelly had concealed a controlled substance and would attempt to destroy evidence. Miss Pelly was searched by two female police officer's, Cst. Joelle Salyn and Cst. Karen Vicente and no further evidence was seized, According to the cell video which is part of disclosure, Cst's Salyn and Vincente were the only police officers present with Miss Pelly during the search, While Miss Pelly was being lodged in cells, she stated she has asthma and required an inhaler. Cst. Salyn gave Miss Pelly @ cup of water and contacted EMS who arrived within 10 minutes. Miss Pelly was assessed by EMS Paramedic's who determined her oxygen levels were normal and she was just upset’. Cst. Stark instructed Cst, Salyn and Cst. Vicente to have Miss Pelly remove her bra ift had a wire support as ferale prisoners have used the wire in the bra to cause damage to the walls and door ofthe cell as well as used their bra to aid in self-harm behaviour. | spoke to Cst. Nieman, the primary investigator who recalled Cst. Stark talking about having the (guard turn off the water, but they did not have any further discussions, Due to the lack of ‘communication, it wasn‘ until 14:20 hrs., when the guards brought it to Cst. Nieman's attention that he instructed the guard to turn the water back on to Miss Pelly’s cel. CanadaC | de-briefed the members from Yorkton Provincial GIS regarding the investigative strategy of turning off the water to a prisoner's cal to prevent the destruction of evidence to be conducted in a timely manner. In this particular case, the lack of communication and the time of day left Miss Pelly in a cell without water for a period of 14 hours which was unacceptable. (On behalf of the investigator's involved, please pass on to Miss Pelly our sincere apology for having the water turned off to her cell for that extended period of time. Sincerely, aA Cpl Tim Schwartz, Operations NCO Yorkton Provincial General Investigation Section 15 Palliser Way sgt. James Morton, NCO/C Yorkton Provincial General investigation Section 15 Palliser Way Yorkton, Saskatchewan Yorkton, Saskatchewan san 4c5 S3N 405 (306) 786-4528 (work) (808) 788-4529 (work) (308) 621-1527 (cell) (308) 621-8199 (cell) (306) 786-4506 (fex) (308) 786-4506 (fax) ce: Shane Wagner