Red Deer Mountie charged with assaulting suspect in detachment cells A Red Deer Mountie has been charged with assault for allegedly striking a suspect inside a holding cell last spring. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2021 12:55 PM MT | Last Updated: February 3 Cpl. Kent McDiarmid of the RCMP detachment in Red Deer has been charged with one count of assault.(Submitted by RCMP) A Red Deer Mountie has been charged with assault for allegedly striking a suspect inside a holding cell last spring. Cpl. Kent McDiarmid is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on March 24, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.