Former Ottawa firefighter Eric Einagel, right, enters the Ottawa courthouse with his lawyer Dominic Lamb, left, on the first day of his trial. Also facing trial is Ottawa fire Capt. Gregory Wright.
The first witness in the criminal trial of a former Ottawa firefighter accused of choking a rookie colleague over a dishwashing dispute said the physical altercation initially appeared "mutual."Posted: May 06, 2024 8:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
Greg Wright, a captain at the same station, is charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and threatening to discipline the complainant, openly non-binary firefighter Ash Weaver, to prevent them from reporting the incident.Hills was the only female firefighter on the platoon at Station 47 where she was assigned in late 2020 or early 2021. Einagel joined the platoon in August 2022, and Weaver, who was still on probation, arrived around the same time.
Hills said after asking the second time, Einagel grabbed the counter in front of Weaver and gave them a "hip-check." Weaver pushed back and the two engaged in "a bit of a pushing match," Hills said. That's when the tone of the scuffle appeared to shift, Hills said, referring twice to the apparent change in Einagel's demeanour as a "red mist moment."
"They were visibly upset," Hills said, adding Weaver told her: "I don't even know what the f--k just happened.""I know things got out of hand," Hills said Einagel told her. She then asked him if he knew he'd had his hand on Weaver's neck.The incident occurred Sept. 14, 2022, at Station 47 on Greenbank Road in Barrhaven.
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