VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A Vancouver firefighter and his son have been charged with assaulting an officer and obstructing police following a weekend confrontation downtown. Parts of the incident were also caught on tape and posted to the popular video website “YouTube”.
Vancouver Police say 44 year old Curtis Mason, and his 20 year son Grant Mason were each charged with 1 count of assaulting a police officer, and 2 counts of willful obstruction of police. Vancouver Fire Captain Rob Jones Cook confirms a 13 year member of the department has been charged.
Police say the incident started when 3 officers were called to investigate a single car crash at Seymour and Robson. Constable Howard Chow says two occupants of the car were extremely confrontational with the officers. One man identified himself as an off-duty fireman. Chow says a major fight broke out between the 3 officers and 2 men, before they were finally subdued and arrested. The female driver of the car received a 24-hour license suspension for having alcohol in her system. Meanwhile, two police cruisers heading to the scene for back-up ended up crashing into each other a few blocks away.
The YouTube video clip shows police officers struggling on the ground with two men. Firefighters in full gear stand around them, and at one point, another officer runs over and appears to hit someone with a baton a couple of times. Chow confirms the YouTube video is of the Vancouver incident.
VPD fight and arrest of duty firefighter
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