Alberta Mountie charged for assaults in B.C.

EDMONTON – An Alberta Mountie is facing charges in British Columbia.

Const. Vernon Hagen is facing two counts of assault and one count of obstruction of a peace officer.

Hagen, a member of the Alberta RCMP federal serious and organized crime unit, appeared in court Wednesday in Whistler, B.C.

RCMP say he was off duty when the alleged incident happened in Whistler on Jan. 28.