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A sergeant-detective employed by the Montreal police force has been arrested for allegedly making death threats against the minister of municipal affairs.

The 45-year-old officer, who has not been identified, appeared in court Tuesday after being arrested by police in his hometown of Terrebonne.

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He is facing numerous charges, including uttering death threats against minister Pierre Moreau, uttering death threats against two minors, assault on one minor, uttering death threats against two additional adults and the criminal harassment and assault of one of those adults.

The charges not related to Moreau are believed to involve the officer’s immediate family.

According to Terrebonne police, the file was opened on Monday when the man’s wife filed a formal complaint with police. The alleged incidents stretch back several years.

Montreal police confirmed early Thursday that an employee of the department had been arrested. They did not say if the officer had been suspended as a result.