Alberta Mountie charged with punching person during mental health call

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FT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. - An Alberta Mountie has been charged and placed on administrative duties after a person was punched during a mental health call.

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This article was published 05/03/2025 (279 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

FT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. – An Alberta Mountie has been charged and placed on administrative duties after a person was punched during a mental health call.

Const. Justin Forster is facing one count of assault causing bodily harm.

Officers went to a home in Fort Saskatchewan, northeast of Edmonton, and arrested a suicidal person in March 2024.

An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

RCMP say a fight broke out and the person was punched and taken to hospital.

They say the officer has been placed on administrative duties.

He is to appear in Fort Saskatchewan court on April 3.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 5, 2025.

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