Four RCMP officers from Nanaimo and Oceanside are facing charges after Independent Investigation Office probes.
Constable Tim Bedard of Nanaimo will appear in court March 17th on a charge of assault causing bodily harm in connection with an incident that allegedly happened last June in the cells at the detachment.
Three Oceanside members, meanwhile, have been charged with assault with a weapon – allegedly pepper spray – stemming from an incident at that detachment’s cells in 2013. Crown prosecutors claim the he spray was in a way that should be considered “excessive use of force”.
Constables Scott Jones, Michelle Lebrun and Mick White will also be in court for first appearances on March 17th.
You can read the Criminal Justice Branch’s full statement here.
