A former Vernon RCMP superintendent has again been charged with assault with a weapon, this time in relation to an incident near Bella Coola this past summer.

Steven McVarnock, born in 1961, was charged with assault with a weapon in relation to one complainant, and simple assault in relation to a second complainant, both stemming from incidents alleged to have occurred on July 29 near Hagensborg.

McVarnock has not yet entered a plea on either charge, confirmed Damienne Darby with the BC Prosecution Service.

It’s the second time McVarnock has been charged with assault with a weapon in as many years. He received the charge in relation to a separate incident in Spallumcheen on June 29, 2024. He pleaded not guilty to the assault with a weapon charge from that incident this past April but pl

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