RCMP sergeant in Merritt charged with assault

A Merritt RCMP officer has been charged with assault.

The charge against Sgt. Norm Flemming was sworn in B.C. Provincial Court in Merritt on Thursday.

A news release issued by the B.C. Prosecution Service Friday said that the assault charge relates to an incident that occurred at the  Merritt detachment on May 15, 2017.

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No other details surrounding the alleged assault have been released.

Flemming is scheduled to make his first court appearance Dec.5.