Niagara Police Officer With History Of Violence Charged In Suspected Road Rage Incident

Const. Nathan Parker was suspended with pay after his arrest Wednesday. The “suspected road rage incident” in St. Catharines on July 21, according to the Halton Regional Police Service. Halton Police were called by the NRPS to investigate after the NRPS identified the suspect as an off-duty officer in their own force. Niagara police confirmed with CBC Hamilton on Friday that the accused is the same officer who was charged with assault on a superior officer following a November 2018 incident in which Parker was shot multiple times. In December, an Ontario court stayed charges against Parker in what is being described as a rare blue-on-blue shooting that was also notable because the officer who was shot was the one facing charges. In the July 21, 2022 incident, Parker, 56, is accused of leaving his vehicle and punching the other vehicle’s window, causing damage and prompting the other driver to call 911. Parker has been suspended with pay from the NRPS. He is scheduled for an Oct. 25 court hearing.

Previous charges against Parker

CBC’s The Fifth Estate previously investigated Parker, specifically his alleged connection to another road rage incident in St. Catharines in 2013, where he allegedly pulled a man from his vehicle by his hair and ears. During Parker’s career, complaints from members of the public that he was gratuitously violent towards them led to four disciplinary hearings. Three hearings resulted in convictions under the Police Services Act. During the disciplinary hearings, officers discussed his potential for rehabilitation and allowed him to keep his job. He was also sent twice for anger management training. Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who appears in the 2021 court sketch, testified in a 2018 case that ended with the assault charges against Parker being dismissed. (Lauren Foster-MacLeod) In the “blue-for-blue” incident, on November 29, 2018, Det.-St. Shane Donovan fired 10 shots at Parker after the two men got into a physical fight while responding to a car accident in Pelham, Ont.
Donovan was initially charged (including attempted murder) by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian law enforcement agency that investigates circumstances involving police officers and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault. All charges against Donovan were dropped by the Crown. Parker was charged with resisting arrest, assault on a superior officer and assault with a weapon. At trial late last year, Donovan said he pulled his gun after Parker pushed him, hit him with “dancer” punches and pulled his baton on Donovan. Donovan said he started shooting when Parker reached for his own gun and continued shooting until Parker fell. In late December 2021, the charges against Parker were stayed in light of a provincial police forensic examination that found Donovan may have lied while testifying that he had access to evidence. On Friday, regarding this week’s charges against Parker, CBC Hamilton called and emailed his lawyer, who represented him at the 2021 trial with the other officer, but had not yet heard back at the time of publication.

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Const. Nathan Parker was suspended with pay after his arrest Wednesday. The “suspected road rage incident” in St. Catharines on July 21, according to the Halton Regional Police Service. Halton Police were called by the NRPS to investigate after the NRPS identified the suspect as an off-duty officer in their own force. Niagara police confirmed with CBC Hamilton on Friday that the accused is the same officer who was charged with assault on a superior officer following a November 2018 incident in which Parker was shot multiple times. In December, an Ontario court stayed charges against Parker in what is being described as a rare blue-on-blue shooting that was also notable because the officer who was shot was the one facing charges. In the July 21, 2022 incident, Parker, 56, is accused of leaving his vehicle and punching the other vehicle’s window, causing damage and prompting the other driver to call 911. Parker has been suspended with pay from the NRPS. He is scheduled for an Oct. 25 court hearing.

Previous charges against Parker

CBC’s The Fifth Estate previously investigated Parker, specifically his alleged connection to another road rage incident in St. Catharines in 2013, where he allegedly pulled a man from his vehicle by his hair and ears. During Parker’s career, complaints from members of the public that he was gratuitously violent towards them led to four disciplinary hearings. Three hearings resulted in convictions under the Police Services Act. During the disciplinary hearings, officers discussed his potential for rehabilitation and allowed him to keep his job. He was also sent twice for anger management training. Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who appears in the 2021 court sketch, testified in a 2018 case that ended with the assault charges against Parker being dismissed. (Lauren Foster-MacLeod) In the “blue-for-blue” incident, on November 29, 2018, Det.-St. Shane Donovan fired 10 shots at Parker after the two men got into a physical fight while responding to a car accident in Pelham, Ont.
Donovan was initially charged (including attempted murder) by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian law enforcement agency that investigates circumstances involving police officers and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault. All charges against Donovan were dropped by the Crown. Parker was charged with resisting arrest, assault on a superior officer and assault with a weapon. At trial late last year, Donovan said he pulled his gun after Parker pushed him, hit him with “dancer” punches and pulled his baton on Donovan. Donovan said he started shooting when Parker reached for his own gun and continued shooting until Parker fell. In late December 2021, the charges against Parker were stayed in light of a provincial police forensic examination that found Donovan may have lied while testifying that he had access to evidence. On Friday, regarding this week’s charges against Parker, CBC Hamilton called and emailed his lawyer, who represented him at the 2021 trial with the other officer, but had not yet heard back at the time of publication.

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Const. Nathan Parker was suspended with pay after his arrest Wednesday. The “suspected road rage incident” in St. Catharines on July 21, according to the Halton Regional Police Service. Halton Police were called by the NRPS to investigate after the NRPS identified the suspect as an off-duty officer in their own force. Niagara police confirmed with CBC Hamilton on Friday that the accused is the same officer who was charged with assault on a superior officer following a November 2018 incident in which Parker was shot multiple times. In December, an Ontario court stayed charges against Parker in what is being described as a rare blue-on-blue shooting that was also notable because the officer who was shot was the one facing charges. In the July 21, 2022 incident, Parker, 56, is accused of leaving his vehicle and punching the other vehicle’s window, causing damage and prompting the other driver to call 911. Parker has been suspended with pay from the NRPS. He is scheduled for an Oct. 25 court hearing.

Previous charges against Parker

CBC’s The Fifth Estate previously investigated Parker, specifically his alleged connection to another road rage incident in St. Catharines in 2013, where he allegedly pulled a man from his vehicle by his hair and ears. During Parker’s career, complaints from members of the public that he was gratuitously violent towards them led to four disciplinary hearings. Three hearings resulted in convictions under the Police Services Act. During the disciplinary hearings, officers discussed his potential for rehabilitation and allowed him to keep his job. He was also sent twice for anger management training. Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who appears in the 2021 court sketch, testified in a 2018 case that ended with the assault charges against Parker being dismissed. (Lauren Foster-MacLeod) In the “blue-for-blue” incident, on November 29, 2018, Det.-St. Shane Donovan fired 10 shots at Parker after the two men got into a physical fight while responding to a car accident in Pelham, Ont.
Donovan was initially charged (including attempted murder) by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian law enforcement agency that investigates circumstances involving police officers and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault. All charges against Donovan were dropped by the Crown. Parker was charged with resisting arrest, assault on a superior officer and assault with a weapon. At trial late last year, Donovan said he pulled his gun after Parker pushed him, hit him with “dancer” punches and pulled his baton on Donovan. Donovan said he started shooting when Parker reached for his own gun and continued shooting until Parker fell. In late December 2021, the charges against Parker were stayed in light of a provincial police forensic examination that found Donovan may have lied while testifying that he had access to evidence. On Friday, regarding this week’s charges against Parker, CBC Hamilton called and emailed his lawyer, who represented him at the 2021 trial with the other officer, but had not yet heard back at the time of publication.

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Const. Nathan Parker was suspended with pay after his arrest Wednesday. The “suspected road rage incident” in St. Catharines on July 21, according to the Halton Regional Police Service. Halton Police were called by the NRPS to investigate after the NRPS identified the suspect as an off-duty officer in their own force. Niagara police confirmed with CBC Hamilton on Friday that the accused is the same officer who was charged with assault on a superior officer following a November 2018 incident in which Parker was shot multiple times. In December, an Ontario court stayed charges against Parker in what is being described as a rare blue-on-blue shooting that was also notable because the officer who was shot was the one facing charges. In the July 21, 2022 incident, Parker, 56, is accused of leaving his vehicle and punching the other vehicle’s window, causing damage and prompting the other driver to call 911. Parker has been suspended with pay from the NRPS. He is scheduled for an Oct. 25 court hearing.

Previous charges against Parker

CBC’s The Fifth Estate previously investigated Parker, specifically his alleged connection to another road rage incident in St. Catharines in 2013, where he allegedly pulled a man from his vehicle by his hair and ears. During Parker’s career, complaints from members of the public that he was gratuitously violent towards them led to four disciplinary hearings. Three hearings resulted in convictions under the Police Services Act. During the disciplinary hearings, officers discussed his potential for rehabilitation and allowed him to keep his job. He was also sent twice for anger management training. Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who appears in the 2021 court sketch, testified in a 2018 case that ended with the assault charges against Parker being dismissed. (Lauren Foster-MacLeod) In the “blue-for-blue” incident, on November 29, 2018, Det.-St. Shane Donovan fired 10 shots at Parker after the two men got into a physical fight while responding to a car accident in Pelham, Ont.
Donovan was initially charged (including attempted murder) by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the civilian law enforcement agency that investigates circumstances involving police officers and civilians that have resulted in serious injury, death or allegations of sexual assault. All charges against Donovan were dropped by the Crown. Parker was charged with resisting arrest, assault on a superior officer and assault with a weapon. At trial late last year, Donovan said he pulled his gun after Parker pushed him, hit him with “dancer” punches and pulled his baton on Donovan. Donovan said he started shooting when Parker reached for his own gun and continued shooting until Parker fell. In late December 2021, the charges against Parker were stayed in light of a provincial police forensic examination that found Donovan may have lied while testifying that he had access to evidence. On Friday, regarding this week’s charges against Parker, CBC Hamilton called and emailed his lawyer, who represented him at the 2021 trial with the other officer, but had not yet heard back at the time of publication.