RCMP in Alberta are investigating Yellowknife RCMP officers and their role in an alleged incident that took place in cells in October 2020.

The incident in question revolves around the arrest of a 25-year-old Whatı̀ woman, Tracella Romie.

According to court documents, employees of a Yellowknife liquor store called RCMP on the evening of Oct. 14, 2020, after Romie reportedly assaulted workers there.

Romie was arrested a short while later and charged with two counts of assault and one count of mischief.