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Citing the possibility a medical condition may have been the cause of his behaviour, the Crown has dropped charges against a man accused of assaulting paramedics and a police officer.

Crown prosecutor Tom Buglas said Thursday he stayed the four charges against Kent Douglas Wilson after reviewing the evidence.

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“After review of the pre- and post-incident medical materials concerning Mr. Wilson, the Crown cannot rule out the real possibility that Mr. Wilson’s alleged driving and subsequent actions were the direct result of a medical event,” Buglas said in a prepared statement.

But Buglas said that while the charges against Wilson were stayed, the city man won’t be behind the wheel unless he can establish it’s safe for him to be driving.

“Mr. Wilson has lost the right to drive unless or until he and his doctors show the driving authorities that his medical condition no longer presents a safety concern,” Buglas said.