A Native man who says he was abandoned by police officers in subzero temperatures plans to file a complaint with the Manitoba Law Enforcement Review Agency.
Evan Maud, 20, says two police officers in an unmarked vehicle took him to the outskirts of town last Friday morning. He says they took his jacket, gave him a sweater and left him there.
"I was freezing, my hands were shaking," Maud said of his journey to get back into town, The Toronto Sun reported. "My tears were freezing to my face."
CBC News confirmed some details of the story, including Maud's visit to a restaurant early Friday morning, where he walked in wearing just a sweater and asked for assistance to get home.
"This is an unfortunate incident that should of never happened," said Maud's uncle, Joseph Maud, a band councillor at the Skownan First Nation, The Toronto Sun reported. "I believe my nephew is telling the truth and he's alive today to tell his story. He could have froze to death."
Maud hasn't filed a complaint with the police in Winnipeg. "I don't trust them," he said.
Police chief Keith McCaskill said he will look into the incident but wants Maud to come forward.
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