The RCMP is conducting an investigation into possible public mischief related to claims made by 性视界传媒 Mayor Doug McCallum.

According to court documents served on Global News, the RCMP is investigating a possible criminal charge of public mischief following the mayor鈥檚 claims he was 鈥渞un over by a vehicle鈥� in an altercation with members of the Keep the RCMP in 性视界传媒 group on Sept. 4.

Public mischief involves 鈥渕aking a false statement that accuses some other person of having committed an offence,鈥� according to the Criminal Code of Canada.

This comes after Global was served a production order requesting raw footage from a 20-minute interview with McCallum. That interview is now evidence in the case, according to Global News.

Keep the RCMP in 性视界传媒 founder Ivan Scott, who said he didn鈥檛 witness the alleged incident, called the mayor鈥檚 claim 鈥渁bsolute rubbish.鈥� Campaign members were collecting signatures at the South Point Save-On Foods that Saturday afternoon when McCallum arrived.

McCallum could not be immediately reached for comment on Thursday morning. The Now-Leader has learned he made a claim with ICBC.

Coun. Brenda Locke, who like McCallum will be running for mayor in the next civic election, told the Now-Leader on Thursday that 鈥渋n terms of what happened today, there hasn鈥檛 been any charges laid. I think it鈥檚 important that we all let the special prosecutor do their work. It鈥檚 important to everybody, including the public.鈥�

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Coun. Allison Patton, a Safe 性视界传媒 Coalition councillor on McCallum鈥檚 team, was also not on scene but shortly after had repeatedly characterized the incident on the Now-Leader鈥檚 Facebook page as 鈥渁ttempted murder.鈥�

She said Thursday her comments were based on her experience as a naturopath.

性视界传媒 Coun. Allison Patton getting into back-and-forth arguments with her constituents on Facebook, and in the process accusing basically everyone under the sun of lying, is something to behold.

FYI nobody actually threatened her.

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鈥淭hat came from my perspective as a naturopathic physician,鈥� she said, adding that the outcome might have been different for a more 鈥渟light鈥� individual.

鈥淟et鈥檚 just say that happened to us, what if we fell down, what if we bled out? Now what the mayor has on his side is he is, you know, a tough fellow in that sense, a tough fellow. What he doesn鈥檛 have on his side though is he鈥檚 not 25,鈥� she said. 鈥淎s a physician of naturopathic medicine for 20 years, I know how things can go awry because I鈥檝e had many patients who it didn鈥檛 go as well for them when they were hit by a car. So that鈥檚 what I鈥檓 talking about.鈥�

As for the police investigation, Patton had this to say.

鈥淭he thing that concerns me,鈥� she said, 鈥渏ust take away the characters for a moment, remove who we鈥檙e talking about and just generally look at a person who experiences an incident. So let鈥檚 just say a victim experiences an incident. And then you have police not focusing on the victim, but potentially, from what I can hear here, deciding the victim is the bully.

鈥淪o the part that bothers me about that is what about all the other cases out there where the police, and this is why they have victims services, where the police have not taken victims seriously. So take away the characters because it鈥檚 a high-profile situation, you know, we have a new police coming, we have the police that鈥檚 leaving investigating the person involved in having the new police coming, it鈥檚 murky waters we鈥檙e dealing with,鈥� Patton told the Now-Leader on Thursday.

鈥淭he thing that hits my gut, that I don鈥檛 like,鈥� she said, 鈥渋s the fact that those who are meant to protect us, meaning our police service, our safety service, are taking the perspective that a victim was causing the trouble, if that鈥檚 what they鈥檙e implying, I鈥檓 not saying that鈥檚 what they鈥檙e implying.鈥�

On Sept. 20, the BC Prosecution Service announced Richard Fowler, QC had been appointed as special prosecutor to provide legal assistance and advice to the RCMP. It was the week before that the RCMP requested help during the 鈥渆arly stages of the investigation.鈥�

The assistant deputy attorney general, according to the BCPS, said that 鈥渋n light of the nature of the allegations, the Mayor鈥檚 position as a public official in a senior position of authority, and the ongoing public discussion about the change from the RCMP to a municipal police force in 性视界传媒, a Special Prosecutor should be appointed.鈥�

READ ALSO: Special prosecutor appointed in complaint lodged by 性视界传媒 mayor, Sept. 20, 2021

Following Fowler being appointed, a production order was served on Global News requesting raw footage from a 20-minute interview with McCallum

Global News reporter Catherine Urquhart said for more than three weeks, Global News has been barred from reporting on the information due to a B.C. Supreme Court non-disclosure order, which they recently successfully challenged.

The BC Prosecution Service communications counsel Dan McLaughlin said neither the BCPS nor the special prosecutor 鈥渨ill be making any further comment at this time鈥� as the investigation is ongoing.

Meantime, BC RCMP senior media relations officer Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet said they are 鈥渘ot in a position to speak to any specifics as it relates to the ongoing investigation.

鈥淲e are aware of that some of the individuals involved include an elected official and all persons are entitled to privacy and fair process during the investigation.鈥�

She added the BC RCMP Major Crime Section has taken over the investigation 鈥渢o ensure there is no potential for real or perceived conflict of interest or improper influence.鈥�

鈥� Files from Aaron Hinks