Correctional officers and dentist facing assault charges

February 5, 2021
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

Following an investigation by RCMP in Gander and the RCMP General Investigative Section, with assistance from Nova Scotia RCMP, two correctional officers and a dentist are now each facing criminal charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in relation to an incident that occurred when an inmate of the Bishop's Falls Correctional Centre was brought to a Gander dental office for major dental work on October 16, 2020.

Fifty-nine-year-old Dr. Louis Bourget of Bedford, Nova Scotia, 48-year-old Roy Goodyear of Carmanville, and 43-year-old Ronald McDonald of Trinity are scheduled to appear in Gander Provincial Court on April 6, 2021, to face the charges.

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Contact information

Corporal Jolene Garland
Media Relations Officer
RCMP NL
709-772-6170

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