A La Loche man who was accidentally released from RCMP custody has been charged with assault.
RCMP say Justin Lemaigre was mistakenly released from custody Monday evening following a court appearance in La Loche.
The 35 year-old was on remand for a number of charges including assault and should not have been released.
RCMP did arrest Lemaigre 24 hours later, however, police say he was able to commit several more offences which include another charge of assault.
The RCMP say they are conducting an internal review of the incident.
Lemaigre is due back in La Loche Provincial Court tomorrow.