A man is expected to face charges of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, Gatineau police spokeswoman Mariane Leduc said on Sunday.
A woman was also arrested for refusing to identify herself, but was released as soon as she complied, Leduc said. Police said the woman may be charged.
Two officers responded to a house in Gatineau on Thursday night, around 11:30 p.m., after receiving a complaint about a party, Leduc said.
She said two women answered the door and refused to cooperate with the officers. They failed to present their identity documents at the request of the officers, which is a crime, Leduc said.
A video made by someone else in the house was posted on Twitter on Friday and shows officers in a confrontation with a man on the doorstep. The screams are heard in the background.
Another man in the house can be seen trying to stop the man from being taken out.
Later in the video, officers are seen physically detaining the man outside the house, while reserve officers arrive and continue talking to some women inside the house.
CNN CBC news partner reported on Saturday that the video was posted by Mathieu Tessier, the man who was arrested. Tessier told the CBC that he believes the police used excessive force. He denies assaulting an officer.
Tessier admitted to the CBC that he took a risk by organizing a holiday rally, but believed that if the authorities were called, he would only receive a warning and a polite request to split the party. “The police can’t do what they did to us. They treat us like animals, like criminals,” Tessier said.
Leduc said six adults were fined at least $ 1,000 ($ 1,546) for violating a public health law.
She said the man who was arrested was “accused” by officers and shot one of the officers inside the house.
No one was injured in the altercation and everyone was released on the spot after calming down, Leduc said.