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A three-year member of the Edmonton Police Service has been charged with assault.

The charge stems from an on-duty incident while the officer was reportedly dealing with a person in the area of Jasper Avenue and 103 Street in December 2017, the EPS said in a media release Tuesday afternoon.

Details of the incident were not released by police, but the EPS said the charge comes after an “in-depth investigation by the EPS Professional Standards Branch which was subsequently reviewed by Alberta Justice.”

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Const. Matthew O’Mara is charged with one count of assault. He remains on active duty in a non-patrol capacity, the EPS said.

Because the matter is before the courts, the EPS declined to comment further on the incident.

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