‘Violent statements will not be tolerated’

An RCMP officer has been charged and laid off after allegedly delivering threats against the U.S. President Donald Trump online.

Evenson Dumerlus, 34, of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, posted a video to his Snapchat account in which he apparently made threatening comments toward Trump, RCMP Federal Policing Eastern Region said.

The events reportedly occurred while he was deployed on G7 security operations in June 2025.

The force did not detail the content of the comments beyond describing them as threatening.

RCMP investigation

The video was reported by another RCMP officer, the force said, and an investigation was subsequently taken over by the RCMP Special Investigations Unit.

After reviewing the evidence, investigators "acted quickly," the force said. Dumerlus was removed from his duties on the same day as the alleged incident.

He is facing one charge under the Criminal Code of uttering threats, the RCMP said. The charge against the officer has not been tested in court, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

He is scheduled to appear at the St-Jean-sur-Richelieu courthouse on July 30, 2026.

Previously, a U.S. ambassador reframed Trump's CUSMA threats.

Penalties for uttering threats

Under section 264.1 of the Criminal Code, the penalties for uttering threats depend on what was threatened.

Where the threat is to cause death or bodily harm to a person (paragraph (1)(a)), the offence is a hybrid offence: the Crown may...

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