Boden Umpherville died this morning, FSIN has confirmed. (supplied photo)

By Susan McNeil

Boden Umpherville arrest by PAPS

Boden Umpherville has passed away

Apr 26, 2023 | 10:26 AM

The man who was tased and struck with a baton by Prince Albert Police during an arrest several weeks ago has died.

Boden Umpherville, age 40, died this morning at about 6:30 after being taken off life support yesterday, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has confirmed. He has been in a Saskatoon hospital and had no brain activity following an arrest on April 1.

Several videos of Umpherville’s arrest at the beginning of April show multiple police officers attempting to pull a man – confirmed to be Umpherville by family – out of a vehicle. Audio of the arrest shows officers telling the man to get out and then discussing using a conducted energy device.

His family said his injuries included broken orbital bones on both sides of his face and a laceration over his eye that needed 17 staples to close along with multiple other injuries.

They also say he was left laying for 20 minutes after the altercation with no heartbeat and no help from the officers.

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Court records show that Umpherville had a bench warrant out for his arrest and police said that the car had been reported stolen.

The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team, which was created on January 1 of this year, is investigating the incident.

It is tasked to delve into incidents involving police and is led by a civilian. SIRT is investigating another matter related to PAPS in which Johnathan Gardiner was shot and killed by an officer in mid-January.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com