Man sentenced following police tasering incident at local shopping centre

A man charged following a police tasering incident at Bower Place Shopping Centre this spring has been sentenced to 45 days in jail.

Jamal Ahmad, 38, of Red Deer, was sentenced in Red Deer Court of Justice on July 9, 2024, after pleading guilty to counts of assault a peace officer and mischief obstruction, while a third charge of restricting a peace officer was withdrawn.

Ahmad’s sentence, however, has already been satisfied by time served.

It was on Saturday, April 27, 2024, around 11 a.m., when Red Deer RCMP received a report of an aggressive male refusing to leave Bower Place Shopping Centre.