Brigham City officer charged with assault

A Brigham City police officer assigned as a school resource officer at Box Elder Middle School has been charged with one count of Class B misdemeanor assault following an interaction with a student earlier this year. The charge against Officer Casey Carlsen was filed June 18 in Box Elder Justice Court. Court records show Carlsen is scheduled to be arraigned July 21 before Judge Dustin Ericson. The publicly available court register does not include the charging document text. According to a Brigham City Police Department news release, the student’s parent reported the incident to the Box Elder School District. The... Article Link