Impaired driving trial for Moncton RCMP officer delayed

A trial date for a MonctonRCMP officer on impaired driving charges has been moved to next year.

Moncton Mountie to stand trial on impaired driving charge

Sgt. Ronald Cleveland is charged with operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit and operating a motor vehicle while impaired.

The one-day trial was scheduled for Tuesday, but has beenmoved toApril 28, 2016 at the request of the defense lawyer Wendell Maxwell.

The charges relate to an incident in Dieppe on March 21, 2014. The charges were laid in May 2014.