Brett Henry, a 14-year member of the Prince Albert Police Service has resigned from the force. (Facebook/Brett Henry)

By Charlene Tebbutt

Impaired driving

Convicted P.A. Police officer resigns

Apr 18, 2019 | 4:19 PM

A local police officer convicted of impaired driving last year has resigned from the force.

paNOW has learned that Brett Henry, a 14-year member of the Prince Albert Police Service, resigned from his position earlier this year. Henry was convicted last fall of impaired driving stemming from an incident in March 2017.

Henry is appealing his conviction. The appeal is still before the courts, his lawyer confirmed.

Prince Albert Police Chief Jon Bergen said he couldn’t say much on the matter.

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“I’ll just confirm that no, he’s no longer an employee of the police service,” Bergen said.

Darryl Hickie, head of the Prince Albert Police Association, said the union wouldn’t comment on Henry’s resignation. Hickie said the police service is in the process of hiring a new recruit.

“He’s resigned and that’s fine,” Hickie said. “He’s resigned and they’re in the process of hiring someone to replace him and we look forward to the replacement getting into [police] college in the fall.”

Henry testified in his own defence during a lengthy trial last year. He admitted he had been drinking the night of the incident, but denied he was impaired.

The judge in the case called Henry’s testimony unreliable and fined him the minimum amount of $1,000 for a first-time offence, plus a one-year ban on driving. He has been allowed to drive, however, while his appeal is before the courts.

Henry was placed on administrative duties with the police service while his case was before the courts, and was suspended with pay after he was convicted. Bergen said he couldn’t comment on the specifics of any closing salary-related costs following Henry’s resignation.

The city issues an annual list of salaries for employees of the City of Prince Albert who make more than $50,000 per year, including police officers, and Bergen said the amount would be included in the public financial accounts if it met that threshold.

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Charlene.tebbutt@jpbg.ca

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