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Charges laid after Jasper RCMP officers assaulted

A photo of an RCMP cruiser. File / Global News

A man and a woman are facing charges after two Jasper RCMP officers were allegedly assaulted on two different days.

Police were called to a fight at around 11 p.m. on Saturday after reports that an intoxicated female had punched a stranger in the face. A woman was arrested and taken back to the Jasper RCMP detachment. While officers were putting her in a cell, police said she got into a fight with two officers that resulted in one officer getting elbowed in the face.

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Savanna Dykema, 20, of Jasper has been charged with one count of assault and one count of assault on a police officer.

She’s scheduled to appear in court in August.

Then at around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, police stopped a vehicle on Highway 16 for speeding. Police said while the male driver was being issued a speeding ticket, he became aggressive and assaulted the officer. A fight ensued between the two, and the officer deployed his Taser.

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The man was then taken into custody without any further incident.

Sansan Hien, 44, of Prince George, British Columbia, has been charged with one count of assault on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest.

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