Regina police chief fires officer Colin Magee, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a 13-year-old
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray has fired officer Colin Magee.
Magee, 47, was a corporal and worked for the service for almost 18 years.
He was charged in July 2017 with assault while on duty in December 2016. The charge was withdrawn after the case went through mediation.
In April 2019, Magee was charged with two counts of common assault after an internal process found two alleged assaults in the Regina Police Service's detention area on September 26 and 27, 2018.
On September 27, 2018, a 13-year-old was in custody after being arrested by police for outstanding warrants. Magee was logging the youth's items when he questioned the youth about one item.
The youth did not elaborate and the two went back and forth until Magee walked out from behind the desk, grabbed the youth by the scruff of his neck and forced him to the ground. All of this was caught on camera from multiple angles.
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Magee pleaded guilty to assault in that case.
Judge Murray Hinds said he found Magee's assault on the minor "unprovoked and "unnecessary."
Magee was found not guilty of the other incident, which involved a 42-year-old man where .
Police Chief Chief Bray said Thursday that he found Magee unsuitable for police service and dismissed him. Magee has the right to appeal. If he chose to there would be a hearing before an independent officer designated by the provincial Minister responsible for The Police Act.
