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2 RCMP Officers Charged After N.W.T. Man Died in Police Custody in 2025

Court documents identify the officers as Nicholas Ash and Brent Young, while RCMP say the case prompted training changes on in-vehicle detention.

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The RCMP says it has laid charges against two of its own officers after a man from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, died in their custody last year.  The Alberta RCMP, which led the investigation into the man's death, says the two Yellowknife officers face charges of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life.  The charges stem from an incident in March 2025, police say, when the two officers responded to…

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CBC News broke the news in Ottawa, Canada on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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