Family of man who died in police custody to hold rally in Guelph Sunday

Family and friends of the man who died in police custody over the summer are set to rally and march this Sunday. 

Nathan Schofield died in police custody on July 10, and now his family is demanding answers as to how it happened. Schofield was 36, and the father of six children. 

A news release from the SIU stated he was arrested in Arthur and taken to the North Wellington Operations Centre in Teviotdale before being transferred to the Rockwood detachment that same night. 

The next morning, he was observed in “medical distress” in his holding cell; first aid was administered and he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

The march is open to anyone in support of Schofield. It will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.m kicking off at the Boathouse Tea Room on Gordon Street at 2 p.m., marching to the Ontario Court of Justice on Wyndham Street. 

There, the rally will begin around 2:45 p.m. 

An investigation by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is ongoing. So far, details are scarce.