Allegations of excessive force on A46 - Lincolnshire Police

We reviewed how Lincolnshire Police handled a complaint from the man involved in an altercation with a then police inspector at the side of the A46 near Aubourn on 26 May 2021.

The force’s investigation into the man’s complaint originally concluded in March 2022 that the officer had a disciplinary case to answer for gross misconduct. But after the officer, Inspector Mellor, was acquitted of assault at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court in May 2022, Lincolnshire Police decided not to bring any disciplinary proceedings. Inspector Mellor retired from the force in July 2022.

In August 2022 the man injured in the incident asked the IOPC to review the outcome of the Lincolnshire Police complaint investigation. The threshold for a disciplinary case to answer is different to and lower than in criminal proceedings. 

A gross misconduct hearing for the officer was held in January 2025.