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BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Three military police officers have been reassigned to administrative duties after being charged in connection with an Aug. 28 bar brawl in Trenton, Ont.
The three corporals are based at CFB Trenton, said Capt. Jennifer Jones, the base's senior public affairs officer.
“Charges were laid today at the Quinte West OPP detachment and the base was notified immediately,” Jones said.
“They are not conducting any MP duties involving law enforcement or carrying a weapon,” Jones said in a subsequent telephone interview.
According to police, a fight broke out at a Belleville, Ont., bar on Aug. 28 after a man made unwanted advances toward women.
The conflict escalated into a “melee” of several more fights that spilled into the parking lot, sending two people to hospital.
Bryson Horner, 28, of Sarnia, Ont., was charged with assault that day.
Now also charged with assault and causing a disturbance are Curtis Garner-Garballa, 25, and Matthew Horner, 34, both of Trenton, Ont., and Keyvan Norani, 22, of Belleville, Ont..
Garner-Garballa also faces a second count of assault and one count of committing mischief to property.
The reviews now faced by the three soldiers can lead to penalties, such as loss of rank or employment.