The case of a former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»TV host charged with assaulting a police officer in a court mask-wearing dispute has ended.
Now, Marrett Alexander Green has filed a civil lawsuit in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»against Facebook alleging defamation as well as racial profiling.
Last August, Green had elected a jury trial in B.C. Supreme Court. However, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»provincial court Judge Nancy Adam discharged Green April 23 after a preliminary inquiry. A preliminary inquiry is held to determine if enough evidence exists to proceed to trial.
Green was charged with harming a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department constable in an assault, assaulting that officer while they were engaged in their duty and attempting to take a weapon from the officer.
The charges relate to a Jan. 26, 2021 scuffle between a man allegedly refusing to wear a mask when entering the downtown Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Law Courts. Court rules at the time mandated mask use.
Police were called when the man refused to comply.
In the subsequent incident, the officer suffered a broken leg.
Green was a CKVU-TV news anchor between 1994 and 1999.
Preliminary inquiries are covered by a publication ban so as not to taint any potential jury should the case proceed to trial.
Facebook suit
A B.C. Supreme Court notice of civil claim filed May 31 alleges Green is unemployable as a result of alleged defamation.
The claim alleges racial profiling by court sheriffs and the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Police Department.
It further asserts Green was threatened on Facebook by three people Jan. 26-30, 2021.
The claim said the charges and media coverage left Green unable to find employment.
“No one wants to hire a person accused of trying to kill police,” the claim said. “The false charges were officially dismissed. Thank goodness.”
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
