Lethbridge police officer charged with assault of prisoner
Posted Aug 23, 2020 3:33 pm.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – An officer with the Lethbridge police force has been charged and relieved of duty without pay for an altercation involving a prisoner earlier this year.
Const. David Easter has been charged with assault following an incident with a male prisoner inside his prison cell. The alleged altercation occurred on Feb. 9 in the Lethbridge Police Service’s (LPS) short-term holding facility.
Police say the prisoner did not sustain any injuries.
“In this case I believe exceptional circumstances exist that warrant the relief of duty without pay for the good of the Police Service and to uphold the public expectation that police officers be held to the highest standards,” said Chief Scott Woods in a release.
The police commission will review the situation within 30 days.
Const. Easter will appear in court in Lethbridge on Nov. 4.
