A Bountiful City police officer is facing charges of assault, obstruction of justice and illegally accessing protected information.
Ryan Newbold, 31, of Layton is on administrative leave with pay, according to police, while the court proceedings play out.
Two different sets of charges have been filed involving two incidents. In the first, filed Feb. 11, a probable cause statement states that on Oct. 20, Newbold “used unlawful force or violence” against an unnamed person, “causing bodily injury.”
Newbold was charged in 2nd District Court with obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor, and assault, a class B misdemeanor.