A Montreal police officer who was reprimanded by a judge for ramming into a civilian's car in LaSalle in 2015 while he was off-duty will not face any disciplinary hearing.
In a 24-page ruling, the police ethics committee dismissed the case citing prescription - that the commissioner looking into the case and recommending Tomarelli be cited for a hearing didn't have the jurisdiction since the events happened too long ago.
A judge who acquitted Pokora of intimidating and harassing Tomarelli said the officer's behaviour was unacceptable and unjustified, and also called his actions incomprehensible, negligent, reckless and careless.
Tomarelli had testified he was doing his civic duty following and confronting Tomarelli, believing the off-duty officer was driving drunk and dangerously, something Judge Marc Renaud deemed credible and plausible.
Tomarelli had testified he felt his life was in danger and that Pokora may have been armed, something the judge dismissed as unlikely and not very credible, pointing to surveillance camera footage that showed Pokora with no weapon during the confrontation.
Pokora said it's frustrating that Tomarelli got off on a technicality.
"This isn't justice," said Pokora who reached out to yourstory@cjad.com.
"I feel it's very shady that his lawyer goes down that track of making a motion to have it tossed out due to prescription. And he won so guy walks. Not even a slap on the hand. Nothing."
Pokora is now lobbying politicians to get the rules of prescription changed.
"A lot of people say, Jeff, How do you have the energy, how do you have the energy (to fight this)? I look at it and say, It's not about me, it's about justice, it's about the next person after me."