Saskatoon police tactical workforce officer fired after scorching tub social gathering now charged with assault

A former Saskatoon police officer, fired in September with two different officers after an off-duty scorching tub social gathering in his yard, is now charged with assault.

Dylan Kemp was arrested, charged and launched on Thursday, in line with a information launch from the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). He is scheduled to seem in Saskatoon provincial courtroom Nov. 27.

SIRT didn’t determine the officer as Kemp. Multiple sources confirmed his identification to CBC.

The company grew to become concerned after Saskatoon police launched its personal inner code of conduct evaluation into the occasions on the social gathering final fall.

SIRT investigates “matters where serious injury or death may have occurred while in the custody of police, as a result of the actions of a police officer, or where sexual assault or interpersonal violence involving police are alleged,” in line with its web site.

Its yearlong investigation “determined that reasonable grounds existed to believe that an offence had been committed,” the information launch stated.

The home social gathering

On Aug. 28, CBC reported that 5 officers had been suspended due to a home social gathering in September 2024 hosted by a member of the elite Emergency Response Team, also called the tactical workforce.

That host was Dylan Kemp.

Officers who contacted CBC stated {that a} tactical workforce member allegedly bodily assaulted a junior feminine officer on the social gathering. That officer is the complainant in Kemp’s assault cost.

The officers additionally alleged {that a} member of an outlaw bike gang was an invited visitor on the social gathering, and that his presence jeopardized the police undercover program.

At the information convention saying that three officers had been fired, Saskatoon police Chief Cameron McBride stated he didn’t consider any undercover operations had been compromised.

However, partly because of the investigation, the police service has up to date its battle of curiosity coverage to forbid officers from associating with anybody “deemed to be undesirable” and the place that relationship poses a threat to the member or the police service.

All three officers are interesting their firings.

The Quiet Fight

In May 2025, Kemp and Jason Garland, one of many different officers fired after the social gathering, launched a podcast referred to as The Quiet Fight.

They billed it in promos as “the show that talks honestly about what the job does to your mind, your body, your identity as a man.” 

“We’re here for the ones who show up, who carry the weight, and who often suffer in silence. No shrink talk, no fluff. Just real conversations about burnout, trauma, addiction, leadership, and life beyond the badge.”

They didn’t determine themselves on the present as Saskatoon cops, and used solely their first names. They didn’t reveal that they started the podcast whereas on suspension and underneath investigation.

CBC revealed a narrative concerning the podcast, however Kemp and Garland each declined requests for interviews. Multiple cops reached out to CBC after the story ran, figuring out Kemp and Garland as suspended officers.

The Saskatoon Police Service declined requests to debate its social media coverage.

The Saskatoon Police Association, the union representing greater than 600 members, confirmed Kemp and Garland as a part of the affiliation in May.

As of Friday, The Quiet Fight‘s YouTube channel has 254 subscribers. It has 19 episodes obtainable on Spotify.