Plea expected from Medicine Hat Police Service officer Tuesday for charges of obstructing justice

The Edmonton Police Service’s professional standards division, at the request of Medicine Hat police, started an investigation in February 2023 following complaints from a former MHPS employee.

Constable Noel Darr was arrested and charged in relation to the investigation in July 2025, and released at the time pending a court appearance in August 2025.

MHPS said Darr was on a leave of absence from the service for unrelated reasons at the time of the charges.

Court records show that Darr faces charges claiming he unlawfully and willfully attempted to obstruct, pervert or defeat the course of justice in a judicial proceeding by dissuading, or attempting to dissuade witnesses, by threat, bribes, or other corrupt means from giving evidence.

The time frame of the claims against Darr is said to have taken place from Feb. 1, 2022, until Nov. 30, 2023.

Also named in Worden’s lawsuit is Sashia Steier, a woman romantically linked to Worden, who was also claimed to have been in a romantic relationship with Darr from Aug. 2021 until Nov. 2021.

The lawsuit claims that Wordon was blackmailed, harassed, and conspired against by officers, including Darr.

Darr is accused in the lawsuit of giving false information to other officers and journalists in an attempt to destroy Worden’s reputation.

Worden left his police chief role in May 2022 after Global News Calgary reported he had an extramarital affair and asked the woman to delete references to the relationship she posted to social media.

A claim denied by Worden in his lawsuit.

The woman listed in the May 2022 article as Emily, is listed in the lawsuit as Sashia Steier.

A Medicine Hat Police Commission investigation did not find there was any wrongdoing on a “non-workplace misconduct” complaint, but did not reveal any further details.

Worden was employed with the Medicine Hat Police Service as Chief of Police from Jan. 4, 2021, until his resignation on May 26, 2022.

by Jesse Gill

Plea expected from Medicine Hat Police Service officer Tuesday for charges of obstructing justice

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