Senior B.C. Mountie David Teboul pleads guilty to assault

RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single assault charge after an off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July 2025. More than a year earlier, he had been charged with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm by choking, suffocating or strangling, involving two people whose names are protected by a publication ban.

His trial was scheduled to begin Tuesday, but the dates were vacated pending his appearance at the Abbotsford courthouse on Wednesday. The BC Prosecution Service appointed Andi MacKay as special prosecutor in August 2025 while the Abbotsford Police Department investigated allegations against Teboul. He was charged about a month later. The prosecution service has said special prosecutors are appointed to avoid any potential for real or perceived improper influence in the administration of justice, given the nature of the allegations and Teboul’s senior position.

In a statement last September, the Abbotsford Police Department said Teboul had been charged in connection with an assault on July 2 at “a public facility on the 2400 block of McMillan Road.” The block includes McMillan Park, which has several sports fields, and is next to William A. Fraser Middle School.

According to the RCMP website, Teboul has served as a Mountie since 1997 and worked at detachments along Canada’s west coast. His career included more than a decade of homicide investigations and several years in charge of the RCMP’s Anti-Corruption Unit. He later joined British Columbia’s National Security Counter-Terrorism Program, where he served for eight years and was in charge for nearly three.

In March 2024, Teboul was appointed assistant commissioner and federal policing regional commander for the Pacific region, which includes B.C. and Yukon. The RCMP website says he led all federal programs in that role, including national security, drugs and organized crime, border integrity, financial integrity and protective services. It also says he received several RCMP service awards and commendations.

Teboul received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in June 2025, about two weeks before the alleged offences. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 28, 2026.