Winnipeg police officer charged with assault, possession of hallucinogens

A Winnipeg police officer is facing charges ofassault, mischief and possession ofan hallucinogenic substance.

RCMP arrested the officer, a 28-year-old man, after being called April 22 about an assault ata home in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, just north of the city.

The officer was off-duty at the time.

A WPS spokesperson saidthe officer has been with the police service for four years and is now on paid leave pending the results of the ongoing investigation.

The police watchdog, the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba, is taking a monitoring role in the investigation, according to the RCMP.

An RCMP spokesperson said ittook nearly a month to release information about the arrest because "we had to ensure that everything was completed investigationally before releasing."

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