RCMP sergeant charged after incident at Coquitlam detachment
An RCMP sergeant has been charged in connection with an alleged incident that unfolded at the Coquitlam detachment over two calendar days last year.
The B.C. Prosecution Service said one count of assault was approved Thursday against Sgt. Antonio Guerrero Jr.
No details about the allegations have been shared with the public except that the incident took place at the Coquitlam RCMP detachment on both Dec. 14 and 15, 2022.
The assault charge against Guerrero Jr. was approved by "an experienced Crown counsel with no prior or current connection with the officer," the BCPS wrote in a news release Friday.
Authorities said the allegations were investigated internally through the Coquitlam RCMP.
B.C.'s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, was not involved in the case. The IIO's mandate is only to investigate officer-involved incidents that result in death or serious harm.
A spokesperson for the B.C. RCMP told CTV News Guerrero Jr. is currently suspended with pay.
"His duty status is subject to continuous review and assessment," Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the RCMP's "E" Division said in an email. "A Code of Conduct investigation has been launched and is currently underway, the specifics of which are subject to the privacy act."
Guerrero Jr. is scheduled to make a first court appearance on Jan. 17, 2024 at Port Coquitlam provincial court.
With files from CTV News Vancouver's Spencer Harwood
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