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South West police have condemned the actions of three security guards allegedly involved in an assault overnight. Acting inspector Jon Munday said the guards’ behaviour would be thoroughly investigated. “The 22-year-old, from Secret Harbour, was charged with assault on a public officer and will appear in the Busselton Magistrates Court at a later date,” he said. “The police’s attention was drawn to them because they were behaving quite erratically. They were behaving in a way to make people believe they were under the influence of illicit substances. “Leavers is an event managed by WA police but is operated in conjunction with numerous organisations. Part of those is the security contract for the event and the Zone.” Acting Inspector Munday said it was disappointing to see the guards behave in such a manner. “It’s not acceptable that people tasked with protecting others are involved in illicit drug taking,” he said. “There’s no indication at this point in time that those guards were involved in supplying drugs to anybody. “However, it is extremely concerning that they were under the influence of drugs at the time." Acting Inspector Munday said police would be examining each guard’s suitability to hold a security licence. He said they were not able to reveal details about the security company that had employed the men. A Leavers security guard has been charged with allegedly assaulting a police officer overnight at the Leavers Entertainment Zone in Quindalup. Police in attendance at The Zone removed three male security guards from the event. Around 8pm on November 22, police had cause to talk to two security guards after they were observed behaving in an erratic manner. The two guards, a 22-year-old man and a 26-year-old man, were removed from The Zone and searched. Officers then questioned a third security guard, who then allegedly became aggressive and attempted to run from police. He was restrained after a struggle, during which he bit a male Senior Constable on the hand causing his skin to break. He was subsequently searched, and an amount of what is believed to be methamphetamine was located on him. A 22-year-old Secret Harbour man will appear before the Busselton Magistrates Court December 14. This incident follows another assault at Leavers in recent days. Rhyce Bailey Butcher Corney, 18, of High Wycombe, was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm after an incident on Tuesday night. He appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court on Thursday and was release on bail. He will appear in the Midland Magistrates Court on December 14.

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Leavers security guard charged with assaulting police officer