Both the Saint John Police Force and New Brunswick Public Prosecution Services independently asked the province’s police oversight body to investigate the officer’s use of force.
Saint John Police Force, New Brunswick Public Prosecution Services both sought review into July 2025 incident
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· Posted: Mar 27, 2026 7:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Saint John Police Force said the officer “has been re-assigned to administrative duties” in a statement on Friday. (Matthew Bingley/CBC)
An officer with the Saint John Police Force is facing two charges after an investigation into use of force during an arrest in July 2025.
Cst. Michael Jackson was charged on Friday with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon, the Serious Incident Response Team said in a news release.
SIRT investigates any death, serious injury, or other matters of public interest that may arise from the actions of a police officer on or off duty.
The summary published by SIRT on Friday does not contain any information about the incident on July 5, 2025, as is the case when the director recommends charges.
But SIRT said in a previous release that the incident occurred after a man allegedly fled the scene of a collision on the Harbour Bridge in a vehicle,
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