Raymond Montgrand, 51, has been in hospital since June 23. (Submitted/ Ryan Ratt)

By Nigel Maxwell

Public Safety

Man remains in ICU, following altercation with Saskatoon Police

Jul 13, 2021 | 1:58 PM

A man who was mistaken for another suspect, remains in intensive care in a Saskatoon hospital with significant brain injuries, according to family.

Raymond Montgrand, 51, was arrested in Saskatoon on June 23. The following day, the Saskatoon Police Service released a statement about the incident. They explained that shortly after 8 p.m. police were dispatched to a report of a male wanted on warrants, who was leaving a residence in the 500 block of Ave. F. S.

The male was reported to be wearing a shirt with black and white and riding a bicycle. A few minutes later responding officers spotted a male matching the description. The male refused to stop and continued riding his bicycle before abandoning it on Ave A. He then fled on foot into a restaurant where a pursuing officer confronted him in the kitchen.

“The male referenced being in possession of a firearm,” the police statement said.

A photo taken of Montgrand’s head injuries. (Submitted photo/ Ryan Ratt)

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Police then went on to describe how the male exited out the back door of the restaurant, where additional officers encountered him.

“The male, who was reaching into the back of his shorts, threatened to shoot,” police said.

In response, an officer deployed a CEW which caused the male to fall and suffer an injury. Medavie Health Services was called to the scene and the male was transported to Royal University Hospital, and described by police as being in “stable condition.” Ryan Ratt, Montgrand’s son, travelled from Creighton, to be at his dad’s bedside.

“He’s doing a little better each day but [doctors] say there’s going to be some long term effects of what happened,” Ratt said.

Due to breathing tubes, Montgrand cannot talk but he is conscious and responds to questions. With respect to the claims by police, Ratt said he has tried to ask his dad about it.

“When I asked him if he did any of those things, or said any of those things, he shook his head no,” Ratt explained.

As a result of the injury the Saskatoon Police Service requested the Regina Police Service lead an investigation into the incident, and the Province provide oversight. The investigation will include review of in—car camera video.

Police later revealed Montgrand was not the same male police were initially seeking, but explained he was found to be wanted on outstanding warrants for assault with a weapon and break and enter. Ratt said he doesn’t buy that.

“Sitting next to him in his bed, it makes me sick and it pisses me off,” Ratt said.

Ratt also added the family has been told someone recorded video of the incident and they are hoping that person will come forward.

When paNOW reached out to Saskatoon Police for further comment, they replied they could not offer additional details, as this incident is under investigation by Regina Police.

The incident will also be reviewed internally by the SPS Use-Of-Force Committee. In the meantime the incident brings back some bad memories for the Montgrand family. In 2008, Jacqueline Montgrand, Raymond’s sister, was shot by a member of the Prince Albert Police Service. She was carrying a knife at the time of the incident and would succumb to her injuries in hospital.

The inquiry into the Montgrand death determined that officers were unable to escape the confrontation with the armed woman, and one officer fired his weapon. Referring to the incident as remarkable and unbelievable, her family questioned why police acted the way they did.

“There’s no trust with the police in this family,” Ratt said.

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