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Alberta Mountie charged; fellow officer alleges prisoner was assaulted

A Mountie with the Peace River RCMP detachment has been charged with assault. File / Global News

PEACE RIVER, Alta. – A Mountie in northwestern Alberta has been charged with assault causing bodily harm.

RCMP say Cpl. Mark Potts of the Peace River detachment was charged following an investigation.

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A fellow officer alleged last spring that a prisoner had been assaulted while he was being taken to Peace River from Manning, Alta.

Potts is to make his first court appearance in Peace River on Nov. 28.

He has been suspended from duty until the criminal charge against him has been resolved.

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