Two Greenville Police Department employees were arrested late Saturday night. The department said they were charged in connection to a fight.

Christian Russell, 38, and Brittany Barnett, 28, are currently enrolled in the Basic Law Enforcement Training academy with the Greenville Police Department.

Russell and Barnett along with two others, were arrested after a fight broke out along the 1600 block of Worthington Road.

Russell was charged with simple assault. Barnett was charged with resist, delay or obstruct and with intoxicated and disruptive.

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina Highway Patrol are handling the investigation.

"I am deeply disappointed to learn of the arrests of two of our trainees," said Greenville Police Chief Mark Holtzman. "This behavior is not indicative of the standards for which we hold our employees. The conduct allegedly displayed last night is an embarrassment to the entire law enforcement profession and will not be tolerated at the Greenville Police Department. We will cooperate fully with the Pitt County Sheriff's Office and the North Carolina Highway Patrol to ensure the case is thoroughly investigated."

Both Russell and Barnett have been suspended without pay while the department conducts an internal investigation.