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Alberta RCMP officer charged with assault and uttering threats

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An Alberta RCMP member is facing several charges, including assault in connection with off-duty incidents.

RCMP said Sgt. Michael Bennett has been charged with two counts of assault and one count of uttering threats.

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The charges are connected to incidents that happened off-duty between March 2015 and March 2019 in Sherwood Park, RCMP said.

Bennett has been a member of “K” Division’s operational support system, RCMP said.

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He has been ordered to have no contact with the complainant, no consumption of intoxicating substances and not to possess firearms.

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Bennett is scheduled to appear in Sherwood Park provincial court on April 3.

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