Greg Lawrence. (Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly)

By CKOM News Staff

Moose Jaw MLA facing charges of assault and assault by choking

Jan 31, 2024 | 12:00 PM

The MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow is facing assault charges.

On Tuesday, the Government Caucus Office said MLA Greg Lawrence resigned from the Saskatchewan Party caucus. While details weren’t given, the office said Lawrence’s resignation comes as an “active police investigation is occurring into historical complaints unrelated to his duties as an MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow.”

On Wednesday, the Moose Jaw Police Service shared details of the allegations against Lawrence, who was first elected in 2011 and won’t be running in the next provincial election.

“On June 27, 2023, the Moose Jaw Police Service began an investigation into complaints of assault during interactions between two people,” the police service said in a statement.

“On January 31, 2024, following this investigation, 58-year-old Gregory Lawrence of Moose Jaw was charged with Assault contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code and Assault by Choking contrary to section 267(c) of the Criminal Code.”

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Lawrence is to make a court appearance in Moose Jaw on March 18, the police service added.

“No further information will be released as these matters are now before the court,” the statement concluded.

Lawrence was involved in a motorcycle crash in Moose Jaw in August.

Lawrence is the second Saskatchewan Party MLA to face criminal charges in recent months. In November, Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Ryan Domotor was removed from the government’s benches after he was charged under a section of the Criminal Code related to paying for sex.