Saskatoon police tactical team officer fired after hot tub party now charged with assault

A former Saskatoon police officer who was fired in September along with two other officers after an off-duty backyard hot tub party has now been charged with assault.

Dylan Kemp was arrested, charged and released Thursday, according to a news release from the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT). He is scheduled to appear in Saskatoon provincial court on Nov. 27.

SIRT did not identify the officer as Kemp. Multiple sources confirmed his identity to CBC.

The agency became involved after Saskatoon police launched their own internal code of conduct to review events at the party last fall.

SURFACE investigates “cases in which serious injury or death may have occurred while in police custody as a result of the actions of a police officer or where police-involved sexual assault or interpersonal violence is alleged” according to his website.

The year-long investigation “determined that there were reasonable grounds to believe that a crime had been committed,” the release said.

Home party

Wed, August 28, CBC reported that five officers were suspended over a house party in September 2024 hosted by a member of the elite emergency response team, also known as the tactical team.

That host was Dylan Kemp.

Officers contacted by CBC said a tactical team member allegedly assaulted a junior female officer at a party. The officer is the complainant in Kemp's assault charge.

Officers also alleged that the invited guest at the party was a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang and that his presence jeopardized the police undercover program.

At a press conference announcing that three officers were fired, Saskatoon Police Chief Cameron McBride said he does not believe any covert operations were compromised.

However, partly as a result of the investigation, the police service updated its conflict of interest policy, prohibiting officers from associating with anyone “considered undesirable” and where such a relationship poses a risk to the officer or the police service.

All three officers appealed their dismissal.

Quiet fight

In May 2025, Kemp and Jason Garland, one of the officers fired after the party, launched a podcast called Quiet fight.

In the promotional videos, they billed it as “a show that's honest about how work affects your mind, your body, your identity as a man.”

“We are here for those who show up, bear the burden and often suffer in silence. No chatter, no chatter. Just real conversations about burnout, trauma, addiction, leadership and life beyond the badge.”

In the series, they did not introduce themselves as Saskatoon police officers and only used their first names. They did not disclose that they started the podcast while under suspension and investigation.

CBC published a story about the podcast, but Kemp and Garland declined interview requests. After the story broke, several police officers contacted CBC, naming Kemp and Garland as suspended officers.

The Saskatoon Police Service has declined requests to discuss its social media policies.

The Saskatoon Police Association, a union with more than 600 members, confirmed Kemp and Garland as members of the association in May.

As of Friday, Quiet fightThe YouTube channel has 254 subscribers. There are 19 episodes available on Spotify.