Cop Charged with Assaulting Fellow Officer

Thirty-seven-year-old police officer Albert Sutherland has been charged with wounding another officer at the police barracks on Vernon Street. Sutherland, who pleaded not guilty, is accused of wounding thirty-four-year-old Dangriga police officer Arnaldo Ical during a confrontation. Following the incident, Sutherland has been placed on interdiction and released on bail of one thousand dollars. The alleged assault occurred on July twelfth, around 1 a.m., when Sutherland reportedly attacked Ical on the veranda of the barracks. Ical sustained a swollen left cheek and an injured lower lip. He reported that a fellow officer, whom he did not know by name at the time, had been pacing and cursing on the phone before suddenly walking up and punching him. Sutherland is scheduled to appear in court again on October seventh.