Govt Wife Beaters 2
... CONT'D FROM Govt Wife Beaters
"police officers in the United States perpetrate acts of domestic violence at roughly 15 times the rate of the general population"
Florence County deputy fired after being charged with domestic violence
https://www.wbtw.com/news/florence-deputy-fired-after-being-charged-with-domestic-violence/
A Florence County deputy was terminated from his employment Friday after facing charges of domestic violence. Justin Lowry, 26, was fired from his position with the Florence County Sheriff’s Office after being charged by the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office with 2nd degree domestic violence.
Authorities arrest Jackson police officer after domestic violence call in Edwards
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2021/02/26/jackson-police-officer-faces-charge-domestic-disturbance/6841302002/
An officer with the Jackson Police Department is facing charges following a domestic disturbance Thursday....Derrick Thomas, 32, was arrested Thursday night after deputies were called to a home in Edwards....
Veterans Affairs administration ignored complaints of harassment and bullying, federal watchdog says
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/04/metro/veterans-affairs-administration-ignored-complaints-harassment-bullying-federal-watchdog-says
The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to seriously investigate harassment allegations by four women against the chief of anesthesiology at Vermont’s White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the head of a federal watchdog agency concluded Thursday....In 2018, a doctor and three other operating room employees filed whistle-blower complaints against Dr. Fima Lenkovsky, then the chief of the hospital’s anesthesiology department. They accused him of sleeping on the job, bullying and harassing women, and striking a nurse during an operation in June 2018. One of the whistle-blowers, anesthesiologist Jennifer Keller, was fired, allegedly for endangering patient safety by leaving a medical student unattended during surgery. However, the doctor and the other women asserted that she was fired for speaking out against Lenkovsky, who was suspended for 30 days and then allowed to retire. Until then, Keller had an unblemished record, her lawyer said.
We should be paying more attention to domestic violence as committed by cops
https://www.ntdaily.com/we-should-be-paying-more-attention-to-domestic-violence-as-committed-by-cops/
Plea agreement reached in sexual assault case against former East Earl Twp police officer
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/lancaster/plea-agreement-reached-in-sexual-assault-case-against-former-west-lampeter-twp-police-officer/
Correction: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect association between Christopher Young and a local police department. The error has been corrected.
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — On Monday, Christopher Young, 33, of Lancaster, entered a plea of “no contest” to a simple assault domestic violence charge stemming from an incident in March 2019. According to West Lampeter Township Police Department, “All parties involved agreed to a plea agreement which dropped the sexual assault and stalking charges. Young was sentenced to 2 years probation, along with paying fines, costs and restitution.” Young is also prohibited from owning a firearm in the state of Pennsylvania.
Tipton Co. Deputy arrested for domestic violence, officials say
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/03/07/tipton-co-deputy-arrested-domestic-violence/
A Tipton County Deputy is behind bars after an alleged domestic violence complaint was filed against him....31-year-old Marshall Atkins Cates....Cates has been arrested and charged with Domestic Assault, according to reports.
Evidence shows mental illness isn't a reason to doubt women survivors
https://theconversation.com/evidence-shows-mental-illness-isnt-a-reason-to-doubt-women-survivors-156581
Over the past week, some media commentary on the rape allegations against federal Attorney-General Christian Porter have used the alleged victim’s history of mental health difficulties to undermine and raise questions about the truth of her claims. Christian Porter denies the allegations, and he has a right to the presumption of innocence.
What’s not acceptable is the use of a woman’s struggles with mental health to discredit her account of an alleged sexual assault. This is because exposure to trauma is one of the most significant predictors a person will seek support from mental health services. Gendered violence and mental distress often go hand in hand. The links between gendered violence and mental health...
Former Santa Rosa Police Officer Convicted Of Felony Domestic Violence
https://patch.com/california/sonomavalley/former-santa-rosa-police-officer-convicted-felony-domestic-violence
Defendant Matthew Meloche, 41 years old of Santa Rosa, pleaded guilty today to one count of felony false imprisonment before the Honorable Peter Ottenweller for an incident that occurred in February of last year involving his then girlfriend....he used his vehicle as a weapon...he drove toward the victim's vehicle and in her lane of traffic forcing her vehicle off the road...Meloche accelerated his vehicle causing the front of his truck to strike the right rear of her vehicle....
Senior NT Police officer Daniel Shean seeks dismissal of DVO application
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-09/nt-police-officer-daniel-shean-in-court-for-dvo-application/13229998
A senior Northern Territory police officer will try to get a domestic violence application made against him thrown out... Daniel Shean appeared in court responding to a domestic violence application...NT Police confirmed the Darwin Superintendent was still on duty
Darwin Superintendent Daniel Shean, 47, appeared in Darwin Local Court today on the domestic violence list....
Fort Worth police corporal resigns following arrest on domestic violence charge, department says
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/03/10/fort-worth-police-corporal-resigns-following-arrest-on-domestic-violence-charge-department-says/
A Fort Worth Police Department corporal resigned Wednesday after he was arrested on a charge of assaulting a family member, the department announced. Joe Collins, a 10-year veteran of the department, was arrested Monday by Burleson police on a charge of family-violence assault....Burleson and Fort Worth police conducted an investigation and found that Collins had been previously involved in another domestic-violence incident. It was not clear when the other incident took place....
Lebanon High coach charged with domestic assault
https://www.vnews.com/Lebanon-baseball-coach-charged-with-assault-on-wife-39468548
The Lebanon High School baseball coach resigned after he was charged this week with assaulting his wife with a bat and breaking four of her ribs, according to court documents.
Travis Pelletier, 35, of Hartford, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Windsor Superior Court to one felony count of first-degree aggravated assault, one misdemeanor count of domestic assault and two misdemeanor counts of interference with access to emergency services...
After domestic violence arrest, Miami-Dade cop jailed again after crashing car into ex’s
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article250004689.html
Miami-Dade Police Officer Lewis Diaz, 29, is facing charges of false imprisonment, tampering with a witness and battery. Miami-Dade Police Officer Lewis Diaz was arrested last month after authorities said he attacked his girlfriend during a Zoom court hearing. Now, he’s been arrested again — this time after allegedly crashing his car into hers near Miami International Airport....
Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/19/metro/state-police-bpd-have-long-had-haphazard-lax-response-domestic-violence-within-policing-ranks/
State Police and Boston police officers who have been investigated over the past decade for domestic-abuse-related offenses, more than half have gone entirely undisciplined, records show — while some have remained on the job despite multiple allegations against them....Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White was abruptly placed on paid leave after details surfaced of a 1999 allegation that he had pushed and threatened to shoot his then-wife, who is also an officer. Just four days earlier, a veteran State Police supervisor, Sergeant Bryan Erickson, was jailed in New Hampshire, accused of choking and headbutting a woman — as well as leading police on a high-speed chase from the scene.... Only two Boston police officers have been fired for domestic-violence-related offenses in the last decade, and one of those was later reinstated through the Civil Service Commission.... Captain Timothy Connolly,...Officer Ramon Kelly-Chalas...Detective Windell Josey,...BPD officer Leonard Brown,...George Driscoll and John Hanna...Officers are taught how to command, control, restrain, and track people. Their badge grants them credibility and unique access to the criminal justice system, where they have relationships with prosecutors, judges, and social workers — as well as their fellow officers. That stature and implicit power can frighten victims into silence.
“They’re terrified” of calling the police...“Because it’ll be his buddies that come out.”...
Former Michigan senator, Ag director pleads ‘no contest’ to domestic
https://www.michiganadvance.com/blog/former-michigan-senator-ag-director-pleads-no-contest-to-domestic-violence/
Mitchell Irwin, a Democratic former state senator, state Agriculture director and Department of Technology, Management and Budget director, has entered a “no contest” plea to a single misdemeanor charge of domestic violence...Irwin, 69, is the father of state Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and is married to political consultant and Ann Arbor 4th Ward City Councilwoman Jennifer Eyer Irwin. She was the victim of domestic violence, according to the 15th District Court case file obtained by the Advance....
Lawrence court officer released on bail in domestic violence case
https://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/lawrence-court-officer-released-on-bail-in-domestic-violence-case/article_8e6b3401-bb23-5223-8dc7-a9fd67392dc4.html
A Lawrence District Court officer charged with domestic abuse last month was released on bail Monday following a review hearing in Salem Superior Court. While Judge Salim Rodriguez Tabit found John Hernandez of Lawrence a danger to his alleged victim and society, he was released on several conditions. ...Hernandez, 38, was charged with domestic assault and battery, kidnapping and intimidation of a witness after an incident at his home. ...a string of domestic abuse-related incidents involving Hernandez and a woman since 2017....When told Hernandez was going to be charged following the incident, she told the court “he’s going to kill me,”...
ACCPD officer arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.wgauradio.com/news/accpd-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/J6CT23XJBBHXLOQIS3RY4EAIGQ/
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is reporting the arrest of Sadiki McBarnette, a recruit officer with ACCPD. The arrest stems from a Family Violence Simple Battery that occurred on March 22, 2021. McBarnette is charged with Simple Battery-Family Violence and Criminal Trespass to Property[1]Family Violence. McBarnette has been placed on paid Administrative Leave pending an internal investigation. Sadiki McBarnette has been employed by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department since May of 2019.
NOPD officer arrested and charged with domestic violence
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/nopd-officer-arrested-and-charged-with-domestic-violence/289-df8b89bf-b032-4958-a5e7-65ab33d81266
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans Police officer has been arrested on charges of domestic violence. According to partners at The Advocate | Times-Picayune, the NOPD said Emilio Aleman "was involved in a domestic incident with a dating partner."
Aleman was booked Friday with home invasion while armed, unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling while armed, false imprisonment while armed and attempted third-degree rape after a warrant was obtained for his arrest.
Longtime Democratic strategist, Newsom ally to face trial over domestic violence, child abuse charges
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/07/political-strategist-nathan-ballard-to-face-trial-over-domestic-violence-child-abuse-charges/
NAPA — A Napa County judge on Wednesday found there is sufficient evidence to try prominent Democratic strategist Nathan Ballard, a longtime ally of Gov. Gavin Newsom, on charges of felony domestic violence and child abuse....Ballard faces felony charges of corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant and felony child abuse or endangering a child with possible great bodily injury... Ballard allegedly pushed his wife into a glass door and attempted to suffocate their young child with a pillow during a family getaway at a resort and spa in Napa County....
Ocean City police sergeant facing sexual assault of minor, domestic violence charges
https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ocean-city-police-sergeant-facing-sexual-assault-of-minor-domestic-violence-charges/article_c2cc5f2c-cc71-5663-a510-636afe87ba82.html
Ocean City police Sgt. Tyrone Rolls was among the speakers during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last summer in the city. A veteran Ocean City police officer has been charged with aggravated sexual assault following an investigation into a reported sexual relationship with a juvenile...Sgt. Tyrone Rolls, 50, of Marmora in Upper Township, was arrested...In addition to the aggravated sexual assault charge, Rolls faces one count of sexual assault, two counts of official misconduct, one count of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of aggravated assault of a domestic violence victim....The victim told police the two began a sexual relationship when she was 15. According to the report, the victim states she and Rolls had their first sexual encounter inside Rolls’ police vehicle while he was on duty, before her first day of her sophomore year at Ocean City High School. She said the sexual relationship, which included intercourse, continued through her senior year of high school, including at his Marmora residence.
Special assistant to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson charged with 5 counts of rape
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/alexander-lackey-indicted-cleveland/95-19b1df82-2672-412a-aa26-672f1853e82d
CLEVELAND — A Cuyahoga County Grand Jury last month indicted Alexander Lackey, 35, on five counts of rape, three counts of sexual battery and one count of domestic violence, according to court records. Cleveland City Hall hired Lackey in December 2014 as a special assistant to the mayor, according to 2019 city payroll records..report of domestic violence between Alexander Lackey, 35, and the victim, 19, at his residence....
Court weighs request for criminal charges against Milton police officer
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/13/metro/court-weighs-request-criminal-charges-against-milton-police-officer
Westwood police have asked a court clerk to lodge criminal charges against a Milton police officer who allegedly directed a racist rant ... Westwood police have asked that Lio be prosecuted on charges of assault to intimidate and assault and battery on a household member. Westwood police contend the 14-year-old Black youth is the victim of the assault to intimidate charge, which state law defines as a crime perpetrated against a person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender. Police allege Lio’s husband, Anthony, was the victim of the domestic assault, though he testified his wife didn’t attack him....heard testimony from three defense witnesses, including the accused officer....
Off-duty Border Patrol agent arrested in domestic assault case
https://www.kgns.tv/2021/04/08/off-duty-border-patrol-agent-arrested-in-domestic-assault-case/
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) -Authorities are investigating an alleged domestic assault case that resulted in the arrest of a federal agent. Laredo Police arrested 22-year-old Christian Escotto in the case....arrest and charged him with assault family violence. Escotto was identified as an off-duty Border Patrol agent at the time of the arrest.
Sedgwick County sheriff’s sergeant arrested for domestic violence
https://www.kwch.com/2021/04/09/sedgwick-county-sheriffs-sergeant-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Wichita Police Department arrested a Sedgwick County sheriff’s sergeant for aggravated assault, domestic violence battery, domestic violence criminal damage to property and stalking. The charges stem from incidents involving an intimate partner. The Sergeant, Justin Maxfield, has been employed by the Sheriff’s Office for 12 years. Following his arrest, Sergeant Maxfield was relieved of duty without pay.
An Airway Heights police officer — honored as a leader combating domestic violence — is accused of abusing numerous women
https://www.inlander.com/spokane/an-airway-heights-police-officer-honored-as-a-leader-combating-domestic-violence-is-accused-of-abusing-numerous-women/Content?oid=21446229
Curtis Tucker, in his full police uniform, rises from his seat when his name is called. At a celebratory breakfast in 2013, the YWCA presents Tucker, an Airway Heights police officer, with a certificate of appreciation thanking him for how he responded to a domestic violence call. It's officers like him, a presenter says, who improve the lives of domestic violence survivors. LOL
As the room applauds her husband, Heidi Starr watches in disbelief. Surrounded by police officers dedicated to arresting abusers and advocates devoted to helping abused women, Starr wants them to know the truth. She wants to tell them the man they're praising has been abusing her for three years. She wants to report that Tucker has hit her, choked her, raped her and held a loaded gun to her head....
An Inlander investigation, however, has found a pattern of alleged domestic violence by Tucker. A previous ex-wife, who asked to be referred to by her middle name of Lynn, documented in court records similar allegations of violence, including both physical and sexual abuse. Three other women who've had personal relationships with Tucker in the last decade say he was abusive as well, the Inlander found. Their allegations include instances of choking, threats with his gun or other physical abuse. All of these women, who requested to remain anonymous for this article, say they were afraid to report the violence because Tucker was a police officer.
Airway Heights Police Chief Brad Richmond says 47-year-old Tucker — who's been an Airway Heights officer for 15 years — does an "exemplary job day in and day out." In an interview with the Inlander, he questioned whether the allegations against Tucker are racially motivated, as Tucker is Black.
Tucker, in an interview with the Inlander, denies all allegations of abusive behavior toward women. He says if he truly was a habitual domestic abuser, then surely someone would have reported it....
Cleveland sex crimes detective arrested on domestic violence charge in Parma
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2021/04/cleveland-sex-crimes-detective-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-in-parma.html
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police sex crimes detective is charged in connection with a domestic violence incident in Parma. Det. Raul Atanacio, 39, is facing a first-degree misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in Parma Municipal Court.
Former Quebec judge convicted of killing his wife could get a new trial
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-former-quebec-judge-convicted-of-killing-his-wife-could-get-a-new/
Jacques Delisle, a former Quebec judge who was found guilty in 2012 of killing his wife, could get a new trial after a review of his case concluded a miscarriage of justice may have occurred. Mr. Delisle was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2009 death of Nicole Rainville, and was sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years.
Former deputy charged with domestic violence agrees to deal for lesser charge
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/12/former-sagadahoc-county-sheriffs-deputy-charged-with-domestic-violence-agrees-to-deal-for-le/
Matthew Shiers was arrested in June 2019, but the charges could be dismissed if he follows the terms of the agreement for 18 months.
Matthew Shiers, 37, of Bath, was arrested in June 2019 by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office after he was accused of strangling his live-in girlfriend during an argument at his home in West Bath. He was employed as a deputy with the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office at the time. Shiers agreed to plead guilty to domestic violence assault, a Class D misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days incarceration and a $2,000 fine. If he follows the requirements of the agreement, he can withdraw that plea in 18 months and plead guilty to a lesser charge of reckless conduct instead. Shiers was also initially charged with aggravated assault, a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, as well as Class D cruelty to animals. Both of these charges would be dismissed under the agreement....
Winooski cop charged with domestic assault faces new obstruction charges
https://www.wcax.com/2021/04/22/winooski-cop-charged-with-domestic-assault-faces-new-obstruction-charges/
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Winooski cop accused of abusing the mother of his child faces new charges. Detective Christopher Matott of Alburgh already pleaded not guilty in February to six charges, including domestic assault, criminal threatening, and unlawful restraint. Thursday morning he also pleaded not guilty to felony obstruction of justice and three misdemeanor counts of violating his conditions of release....
An administrator facing domestic violence charges gets a new job at CSUMB.
https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/an-administrator-facing-domestic-violence-charges-gets-a-new-job-at-csumb/article_b35b29c8-a2ec-11eb-957a-3becd1840e80.html
Last November, veteran college administrator Ronnie Higgs was placed on administrative leave from his job as vice president of student affairs and enrollment services at CSU Monterey Bay, following his arrest in October on allegations that he assaulted his wife...
Former Santa Rosa police officer sentenced to probation in domestic violence case
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/former-santa-rosa-police-officer-sentenced-to-probation-in-domestic-violenc/
A former Santa Rosa police officer has been sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to felony false imprisonment in a February 2020 domestic violence case involving his girlfriend at the time, as well as a subsequent DUI. Matthew Meloche...
Officer's arrest in Salem touches off wider investigation into Lynn police
https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/officers-arrest-in-salem-touches-off-wider-investigation-into-lynn-police/article_a4a20c7b-4ae4-5f67-8978-952d5b36c439.html
SALEM — The arrest of a Lynn police officer in Salem last December has led to an internal affairs investigation by Lynn police into alleged misconduct, including suspected references to drug use and the use of racist slurs in text messages. Seven officers are now on leave pending the outcome of that investigation, Lynn police said in a statement.
The charges against Lynn Patrolman Joseph Plessas, 28, which included assault and battery on a pregnant victim, domestic assault and battery and threats to commit a crime, were dropped by the District Attorney's office based on what a spokeswoman for the office said was a lack of "sufficient, credible evidence to prove the criminal case at trial."
The prosecution filed a formal notice ceasing prosecution of the case on April 12.
However, in the course of investigating that case, the district attorney's office discovered possible evidence of unrelated misconduct by some Lynn police officers, spokeswoman Carrie Kimball said....
Spokane Police investigate Airway Heights Police Officer after domestic violence allegations
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/apr/26/spokane-police-continue-to-investigate-airway-heig/
Airway Heights police officer Curtis Tucker remains on administrative leave as the Spokane Police Department investigates allegations he abused multiple women.....
Alton police communications supervisor arrested for injuring child, terminated from department
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/alton-police-communications-supervisor-arrested-for-injuring-child-terminated-from-department/
ALTON, Texas (KVEO) — The Alton Police Department terminated one of its employees after she was arrested for two domestic violence charges. On Sunday, Alton police announced that Melba Flores, a communications supervisor with the department, was arrested off-duty when officers responded to a domestic violence call. Flores is charged with injury to a child and continuous violence against a family member, both of these are 3rd-degree felonies....
Attorney suspended 90 days after second domestic violence conviction
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/attorney-suspended-90-days-after-second-domestic-violence-conviction
A Logansport lawyer who was convicted for a second time of beating his wife will have his law license suspended for 90 days with automatic reinstatement, the Indiana Supreme Court has ruled. James T. Knight “battered his wife” in October 2017 and pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor count of battery, justices wrote in a Thursday order accepting Knight’s conditional agreement reached with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. Justices noted Knight “has a prior conviction and prior discipline stemming from an earlier incident of domestic violence against his wife.” The Cass County attorney was publicly reprimanded in 2015 in In re Knight, 42 N.E.3d (Mem.) (Ind. June 5, 2015), after he pleaded guilty in 2014 to Class A misdemeanor...
Cleveland cop acquitted of domestic violence will now seek reinstatement
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland-cop-acquitted-of-domestic-violence/95-b5ae2eb4-ab6e-41f5-a8e7-84b5f097d49e
A Cleveland police officer will now seek to be reinstated to the department after a judge Monday acquitted him of a felony domestic violence charge. Stevie Green Jr. was removed from patrol duties and placed on unpaid leave following his arrest in October 2019....Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams heard the case without a jury. Greene was accused of assaulting a former girlfriend....
Jury Seated in Ex-Senator Woodburn’s Trial on Domestic Violence Charges
http://indepthnh.org/2021/05/05/jury-seated-in-ex-senator-woodburns-trial-on-domestic-violence-charges/
LANCASTER – The jury that will hear domestic violence related charges against Jeffrey Woodburn of Whitefield was selected Wednesday in Coos Superior Court almost three years after he was arrested while still a sitting state Senator. Woodburn, 55, a popular Democrat who lost the election following his arrest amid calls for his resignation from members of his own party...Woodburn has pleaded not guilty and told the court he will claim self-defense. His trial was scheduled for March 2020, but was delayed due to the pandemic. Brown focused a number of questions on whether potential jurors thought a man should never hit a woman even in self-defense. “If a defendant is a man and he’s saying it’s self-defense against a woman, would that cause a problem for you?” Brown asked one juror who said no, it wouldn’t....Senior Assistant Attorney General Ward questioned potential jurors about whether they could follow the law that people can only invoke self-defense if they believe they are in danger of being harmed themselves.... Brown objected to Judge Peter Bornstein about the state’s use of the word victim instead of alleged victim....
Report Highlights Domestic Violence Against Women By South Carolina Police
https://www.wfae.org/crime-justice/2021-05-05/report-highlights-domestic-violence-against-women-by-south-carolina-police
South Carolina consistently ranks high as a state where women are dying from violence committed by men. Victims of violence depend on law enforcement to help them, but what happens when a police officer is the one committing the violence?...
Murfreesboro police officer arrested for domestic assault and public intoxication
https://www.wkrn.com/news/murfreesboro-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-assault-and-public-intoxication/
MURFREESBORO, Tenn (WKRN) — According to Rutherford County court documents, Matthew Harvey is charged with two counts of domestic assault and one count of public intoxication. The Murfreesboro Police Department confirms Harvey is a police officer on their staff.
Months after domestic violence arrest, Concord police officer charged with stalking victim
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Boscawen-man-charged-with-stalking-40336412
A District Court judge held in jail a Concord police detective who was accused of strangling his wife last fall after he was arrested again this week for violating the terms of his release. Bryan Croft of Boscawen was charged with stalking and contempt of court...
“The violence she described started with simple assault, pushing, hitting,” Sullivan told the judge, “and it escalated up to the point where she described a strangulation event that occurred in October.
Officer arrested on domestic violence-related charges, Sacramento police say
https://www.kcra.com/article/officer-arrested-domestic-violence-related-charges-sacramento-police/36369731
A Sacramento police officer was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges, the department announced.... The suspect, 30-year-old Justin Shepard, has been an officer in the department for about three years.... He was arrested Friday on felony domestic abuse charges and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail... This is the second time a Sacramento police officer has been arrested in two days, for two separate incidents. On Thursday, the department announced it had arrested 26-year-old Alexa Palubicki, who was charged with two felony counts of filing a false police report....
Ninety Six officer resigns, faces domestic violence charge
http://www.indexjournal.com/news/crime/ninety-six-officer-resigns-faces-domestic-violence-charge/article_20d26493-cf69-591d-a7db-d949fdecad6c.html
A Ninety Six police officer resigned Tuesday prior to being charged with domestic violence, according to officials. The former officer, Charles Michael Waters Jr., 29, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree domestic violence....
Culture of domestic violence within police down to ‘epic’ failure of leadership
https://www.thejusticegap.com/culture-of-domestic-violence-within-police-down-to-epic-failure-of-leadership/
A culture of domestic violence within the police is perpetuated by cover-ups and wilful ignorance, according to a new report by Channel 4. At least 129 women have approached the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) since 2019 with claims of being raped, beaten, and coerced by their police officer partners.... failures by senior officers to investigate those within their ranks, and flagrant abuses of power and status to conceal wrongdoings. Describing domestic abuse within the police as an ‘epidemic’... Bureau of Investigative Journalism uncovered over 700 reports of domestic violence perpetrated by police officers within the preceding three years. Figures also show that the likelihood of a conviction where the accused is a police officer is just 3.9%...
BRPD officer booked for domestic violence
https://www.wbrz.com/news/brpd-officer-booked-on-domestic-violence-charges-overnight/
BATON ROUGE - A police officer is on administrative leave after being arrested for domestic abuse. David MacAulay, 41, was booked into jail early Thursday morning on a charge of domestic abuse battery, the Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed. MacAulay has been with the department for three years.
Airway Heights Police Officer tasked with investigating domestic violence now facing domestic violence allegations himself
https://www.montanarightnow.com/airway-heights-police-officer-tasked-with-investigating-domestic-violence-now-facing-domestic-violence-allegations-himself/video_5e9f09d8-9ecc-563f-8431-d8ae7e8ee87a.html
The Airway Heights Police Department is under fire after its board representative of the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition is facing domestic violence allegations himself, according to a Thursday report by The Inlander.... Officer Curtis Tucker...
Tallmadge baseball coach, APS teacher charged with domestic violence, child endangerment
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/05/24/tallmadge-high-school-baseball-coach-kenneth-linn-charged-domestic-violence-child-endangering/7415650002/
Tallmadge High School's baseball coach is taking a voluntary leave from leading his team in the postseason after being charged last week with domestic violence and child endangering. According to Akron Municipal Court records, Kenneth Linn, 46, was charged May 21 with one count of domestic violence and one count of endangering children. Both are first degree misdemeanors. Court records state the incident took place at about 1:30 a.m. that morning at his home in Ellet.
A Washington County corrections officer shot and killed a woman then himself in his Menomonee Falls apartment, police say
https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/northwest/news/menomonee-falls/2021/05/26/washington-county-corrections-officer-killed-woman-himself-police/7453466002/
A Washington County corrections officer on May 19 shot and killed a 29-year-old Grafton woman before taking his own life in his Menomonee Falls apartment, according to the Menomonee Falls Police. Phillip Marker, 33, was a corrections officer with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
Marker was appointed to that position on April 24, 2017, and was assigned to the night shift. Before he was employed through the county, he served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2012....
Domestic violence within the ranks: How recent allegations are shaking faith in BPD
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/27/metro/domestic-violence-within-ranks-how-recent-allegations-are-shaking-faith-bpd/
With ugly details of past domestic violence allegations against him exposed, White continues to fight for his job — and his predecessor as police commissioner, William Gross, is defending him. The legal debate has focused on who-knew-what-when: Both men claim former mayor Martin J. Walsh knew about the allegations before he appointed White. (Walsh denies this.)...
Dallas police officer arrested on domestic-violence charge
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/05/27/dallas-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
Officer Trainee James Reese Moore, 25, turned himself in Wednesday at the Dallas County jail on a misdemeanor count of family-violence assault. He was later released on $2,500 bond....
President issues apology to former minister cleared of domestic violence
https://news.err.ee/1608228342/president-issues-apology-to-former-minister-cleared-of-domestic-violence
The minister, Marti Kuusik, was facing media allegations of domestic violence at the time, and held office for just two days as a result of the reports. A first-tier court acquitted Kuusik of the domestic violence charges Friday...."It is implausible for an individual subject to such serious suspicions to successfully bear ministerial responsibility.... An article in investigative weekly Eesti Ekspress (link in Estonian) had appeared the same day, and stated that sources had told the publication that Kuusik, who was given the IT and foreign trade portfolio, had engaged in physical and psychological abuse towards his ex-wife for a period of several years. Kuusik denied the allegations, as did his ex-partner, Karin Kuusik. He nonetheless resigned as IT and foreign trade minister after two days in office, saying that he was doing so for the good of the new coalition, and was replaced by Kert Kingo. The president's PR adviser, Taavi Linnamäe, also stated at the time that the allegations were so serious that the president had had to take the action that she did....
Former fire captain gets 32-month sentence for domestic violence
https://signalscv.com/2021/05/former-fire-captain-gets-32-month-sentence-for-domestic-violence/
A former-Los Angeles County Fire Department captain pleaded no contest to two of the 12 charges against him as part of a plea deal that includes more than two years of prison time and a 10-year restraining order. Robert Goldman, 65, was arrested last February...
The Bristol Press - Southington BOE member arrested on domestic violence charges
http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-Southington+Herald+News/391338/southington-boe-member-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges
SOUTHINGTON -- Board of Education member David Falvo was arrested last week and accused of assaulting a man during a domestic violence incident. Falvo, 24, of 78 Laning St., allegedly walked behind his boyfriend at his residence and grabbed him by the mouth, “forcefully pulling him backwards” on May 18, according to the report. Police wrote in the report that the victim had scratches on the right side of his neck, cuts on the inside of his mouth and lips and blood stains in the area of the injuries. Falvo and a man identifying himself as the victim each issued statements on Friday addressing the incident. Both men said they have resolved their issues and plan on continuing their relationship. ...
Federal lawsuit filed against convicted Tulare County sheriff's sergeant, sheriff's department
https://abc30.com/richard-ramirez-tulare-county-sheriff-sergeant-domestic-violence/10705067/
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Three weeks ago, a jury found 47-year-old former Tulare County sheriff's sergeant Richard Ramirez guilty of multiple domestic violence-related crimes against three victims, including Ramirez's girlfriend from 2011 to 2018.
Attorneys for the woman, who we are not identifying by name, say she was repeatedly assaulted, stalked, intimidated, and abused by Ramirez and that the Tulare County Sheriff's Office "ignored, belittled, or were indifferent to, Plaintiff's reports and requests for assistance."...
Bureau of Land Management agent charged with domestic violence crimes
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2021/05/bureau-of-land-management-agent-charged-with-domestic-violence-crimes.html
A federal agent with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has been charged with 10 crimes stemming from his alleged abuse of a woman dating back to 2019. Salem police arrested George Baron-Dawn on May 2. He’s accused of crimes including strangulation and the unlawful use of a car, handgun and knife.... Baron-Dawn is accused of strangling her, compelling her not to report incidents to police and threatening to injure her with a handgun, knife and car, according to court records....
Former Santa Fe police officer accused of domestic violence
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/former-santa-fe-police-officer-accused-of-domestic-violence/article_ba1e979e-c0c0-11eb-9eae-1b865018e72d.html
A former Santa Fe police officer is facing domestic violence-related charges after getting into an argument with his girlfriend at the Comfort Inn on Cerrillos Road. Anthony Madrid, 29, is charged with battery against a household member, false imprisonment and interference with communications, according to a criminal complaint filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court....
Conflict of interest declared in superintendent domestic violence case
https://kmph.com/news/local/conflict-of-interest-declared-in-superintendent-domestic-violence-case
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A conflict of interest has been declared by the Fresno County District Attorney regarding the pending domestic violence case involving Central Unified School District Superintendent Andrew Alvarado. According to Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp, the conflict of interest involving Alvardo’s case has been declared due to professional and personal relationships. The Madera County District Attorney’s Office will review the case for criminal charges, and a Madera County prosecutor will process and take over the case if criminal charges are pursued.
Jury Convicts Suspended Prince George’s County Police Officer in Domestic Assault
https://www.aacounty.org/news-and-events/news/jury-convicts-suspended-prince-georges-county-police-officer-in-domestic-assault
Annapolis, MD - ... a jury found suspended Prince George’s County police officer Steven Davis, 32, of Laurel guilty of all charges including one count of first degree assault, one count of handgun use in commission of a felony, three counts of second degree assault and three counts of reckless endangerment in the domestic assault of his girlfriend.
Boston Police Officer Arrested in Domestic Violence Case
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-police-officer-arrested-in-domestic-violence-case/2400927/
An officer with the Boston Police Department has been arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident. Alexis Herrera-Brea, who has been with the department since September of 2017, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by members of its Domestic Violence Unit. Herrera-Brea is facing charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery "after being involved in a domestic violence incident involving a non-intimate family member,"...
Louisville police officer who fatally shot man last year charged in domestic violence case
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2021/06/08/louisville-metro-police-officer-harry-seeders-charged-domestic-violence-case/7598319002/
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville Metro Police officer already on administrative leave for fatally shooting a man during a November traffic stop in Portland now faces criminal charges in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident. Officer Harry Seeders, 30, was arrested on a warrant Friday at his Louisville residence in connection with the incident that took place May 23, according to a citation....
Judge: Past violence claims against former Mesa officer can be used in trial
https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/judge-past-violence-claims-against-former-mesa-officer-can-be-used-in-trial/75-d11d3a28-71ca-413b-8570-54dca34f8282
During a pre-trial hearing one of the officer's exes said she suffered emotional and physical abuse. MESA, Ariz. — A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has ruled that previous allegations of domestic violence can be used against a former police officer who stands trial of assault. As 12 News has previously reported, retired Mesa K9 officer Scott Callender’s history of alleged domestic violence goes back 25 years and involves four female police officers he dated....
Webb Co. Sheriff's Office dispatcher arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.lmtonline.com/insider/article/Sheriff-s-Office-dispatcher-arrested-on-16235515.php
A Webb County Sheriff’s Office radio dispatcher has been arrested following a domestic altercation, according to Laredo police. Authorities identified him as Juan Reynaldo Vasquez, 40. He was charged with assault, family violence. Webb County Jail records show Vasquez was later released on bond....
Sedgwick County District Attorney declines to file charges against deputy accused of domestic violence
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/sedgwick-county-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against a sheriff’s deputy accused of domestic violence.
The sheriff’s office said deputy Clayton Blackwood was arrested on May 29 on suspicion of domestic violence disorderly conduct....
Woman Sues Centralia, Lewis County for Damages for Alleged Domestic Abuse Involving Centralia Police Officer
https://www.chronline.com/stories/woman-sues-centralia-lewis-county-for-damages-for-alleged-domestic-abuse-involving-centralia,267429?
A Lewis County woman is in the process of suing a Centralia Police sergeant and his supervisors, along with a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detective and his supervisors, for damages after she allegedly suffered physical and emotional injuries from an abusive relationship with the sergeant. The claimant, Erin McPeak, has accused Sgt. Corey Butcher of the Centralia Police Department of sexually and emotionally abusing her from June 2019 to October 2020. Additionally, she accuses Special Services Bureau Chief Kevin Engelbertson of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Rob Snaza, Centralia Police Chief Stacey Denham, the City of Centralia and Lewis County of negligence for allegedly failing to properly investigate and take action against Butcher after McPeak reported the abuse to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office in November 2020....
McPeak alleges that Butcher purposefully failed to disclose that he had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) before entering a sexual relationship with her and “recklessly caused substantial bodily harm by infecting her,”... McPeak additionally alleges that throughout their relationship, Butcher displayed severe anger issues and utilized emotional manipulation tactics such as making threatening statements,...
McPeak reported the alleged domestic abuse to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office in November 2020, but McPeak alleges that Engelbertson, the detective who handled the report, “took no action to notify the Centralia Police Department of the crimes committed by Butcher,” despite the fact that his position made him a mandatory reporter under Washington state law. ...
ICE deportation officer Joseph Pulido accused of 'continuously abusing' mother of his child
https://abc13.com/ice-officer-accused-of-continuously-abusing-mother-of-his-child/10772785/
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer is charged with continuous assault of a family member after he allegedly beat the mother of their 1-year-old son....the woman feared for her life and the life of their child....35-year-old Joseph Pulido started yelling and striking the woman multiple times...."The most concerning allegation in this case is that it has been a continuous and ongoing incident,"...strike her several times across the face and upper torso." "When she went to scream for help, he told her that if the police came, he would kill her, he would kill their 1-year-old son and he would kill himself," said Magill. He also prevented the victim from leaving for nearly 12 hours, according to court records....
Rodriguez concedes domestic convictions – 'I lost my temper'
https://www.malheurenterprise.com/posts/8534/rodriguez-concedes-domestic-convictions-i-lost-my-temper
Ontario Councilor Freddy Rodriguez ... His personal life became a public issue the following year, when a former girlfriend accused him of abusive treatment. That case brought into view a string of domestic abuse allegations dating back more than a decade, established by an investigation by the Enterprise....Records from Greenfield, California, document that Rodriguez was arrested in 2003 for spousal battery and false imprisonment. ... He faced more domestic abuse allegations after he moved to Idaho.
In 2010, he was charged with domestic battery. ...The charge was dismissed in December 2010 after he had taken five of the classes. That same year, he was arrested for domestic violence involving his then-girlfriend... She also claimed that Rodriguez had threatened to kill an employee of hers...Later in 2020, a second woman obtained a temporary restraining order against Rodriguez,...
Victim ‘very fearful’ after assault by Columbia attorney, advocate says
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article252052653.html
Columbia police charged a local attorney with the highest degree of domestic violence after he assaulted his girlfriend and pointed a gun at her relative, according to testimony.... The Columbia Police Department charged Drelton Carson Jr. with aggravated domestic violence and two counts of pointing and presenting a gun. Carson has been a lawyer in South Carolina since 2007, his state Bar listing shows. He runs the Carson Law Firm....That’s when Carson pulled out a gun.
“I was asking him to put the gun away multiple times,” the relative said. “He was saying ‘I’m a lawyer. I know what I’m doing.’” The victim said her neck had been bruised from being choked...this isn’t the first time Carson has assaulted the victim and investigators have a second open investigation concerning alleged abuse. ...
Modesto police officer arrested on domestic violence charges, department says
https://www.kcra.com/article/modesto-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/36703482
A Modesto Police Department officer was arrested on domestic violence charges... physical injury to the officer's spouse, police said. Officer Daniel Phillips, a 15-year veteran of the department, was arrested for felony domestic violence after the investigation. ...
Jackson police officer arrested for domestic violence
https://www.wlbt.com/2021/06/11/jackson-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence/
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A Jackson police officer was arrested Friday over a domestic violence-related incident involving two officers....Scanner traffic indicates that a woman, an officer, claimed she was being held against her will by an officer. We’ve provided a copy of that scanner traffic. Jackson Police Department’s court records show an officer, Shawn Wells, was arrested for domestic violence and released on his own recognizance by Judge Henry Clay....
State police detective resigns; accused of domestic assault
https://vtdigger.org/news-brief/state-police-detective-resigns-accused-of-domestic-assault/
A Vermont State Police detective accused of domestic abuse has resigned. Nicholas Cianci, 25, who was based at the St. Johnsbury barracks, resigned effective May 27...
Victims of police domestic abuse 'feel silenced'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-57432300
UK police forces have received more than 800 allegations of domestic abuse against officers and staff over the last five years....
Sacramento Police Officer Accused Of Domestic Violence No Longer Facing Charges
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/06/16/sacramento-police-officer-accused-of-domestic-violence-no-longer-facing-charges/
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento police officer accused of domestic violence is no longer facing charges. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office says there wasn’t enough evidence against Officer Justin Shepard to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.... The announcement of Shepard’s arrest came just a day after another Sacramento police officer was arrested for two counts of filing a false police report.
Domestic violence charge against county coroner set for trial next week
https://www.reviewonline.com/news/police-courts/2021/06/domestic-violence-charge-against-county-coroner-set-for-trial-next-week/
The domestic violence charge against Columbiana County Coroner Dr. George Wilson remains scheduled for trial next week in County Municipal Court....
Suspended Officer Found Guilty Of Domestic Assault: Officials
https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/suspended-officer-found-guilty-domestic-assault-officials
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — An Anne Arundel County jury found a suspended Prince George's County Police Department officer guilty of domestic assault, officials announced June 8. Authorities identified the convicted man as 32-year-old Steven Davis of Laurel....
Central Unified superintendent Andrew Alvarado arrested on domestic violence charges
https://californianewstimes.com/central-unified-superintendent-andrew-alvarado-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/383548/
Fresno, CA (KFSN) –The principal of the Central Unified School District was arrested last week on suspicion of domestic violence. Fresno police said Andrew Alvarado was imprisoned in Fresno County Jail last Thursday night on suspicion of a felony of domestic violence and an unlicensed contract....
NH Dems Honor Woman Who Attacked A Domestic Assault Victim
https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/nh-dems-honor-woman-who-attacked-domestic-assault-victim
New Hampshire Democrats have given one of their highest honors to a woman who attacked the victim of a domestic assault attack by then-state Sen. Jeff Woodburn (D-Whitefield). It's the latest in a series of stumbles by the party over honoring people despite their less-than-stellar treatment of women. In August of 2018, Woodburn was arrested on charges of violently attacking his then-girlfriend. The Coos County Democratic Party stood by him even after the arrest...After years of delays, the North Country Democrat finally faced a jury this spring. In May he was convicted of four counts including domestic violence and assault.... "The 'lady' is a huge liar and a thief, not to mention a SOCIOPATH!" Dwyer posted on social media. "She is an affront to woman who actually do experience domestic violence! Botton line; its the age old story of a woman scorned!"...
Morgan County District Court: Log Lane Village Police Chief appears in court for preliminary hearing in domestic violence case
https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/06/17/morgan-county-district-court-log-lane-village-police-chief-appears-in-court-for-preliminary-hearing-in-domestic-violence-case/
On Thursday, June 17, Log Lane Village Chief of Police Joshua Katz appeared in Morgan County District Court for a preliminary hearing. Joshua Katz (Credit: Fort Morgan Police Department) Katz was arrested on May 15 following a call reporting domestic violence and assault. He is on administrative leave from his job as Log Lane Village police chief pending the outcome of this court case. Katz was accused of assaulting the named victim in the case on the day of arrest and faces charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, false imprisonment, harassment and domestic violence. According to an arrest affidavit released after the incident and obtained by Denver7, Katz, 33, was accused of holding the named victim in the case down, strangling her and punching her in the face, causing her to lose hearing in her left side....
Dallas Police Officer Arrested For Domestic Assault
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/06/18/dallas-police-officer-kelvin-woodburn-arrested-domestic-assault/
domestic violence, Officer Arrested, Senior Corporal Kelvin Woodburn
Dallas Police Senior Corporal Kelvin Woodburn was arrested by the Dallas Police Department on Friday, June 18, and charged with “Assault Family Violence, Misdemeanor A.”...Senior Corporal Woodburn has been with the department since November 2006 and is currently assigned to the Financial Investigations Unit.
Daughter-in-law of former Bangladesh AG alleges domestic violence
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=844845
The daughter-in-law of Bangladesh's former Attorney General, A.F. Hassan Ariff has alleged domestic violence and filed a case in this regard. In her case filed on Wednesday at the New Market Police Station in Dhaka, Madhuri Akter Neela has named her husband Muaaz Ariff; A.F. Hassan Ariff; his wife and their daughter as the accused, while also seeking legal rights to get her son back.
Modesto police officer arrested on domestic violence charges, department says
https://californianewstimes.com/modesto-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges-department-says/391633/
A police officer at the Modesto police station was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence...The caller also told police that the incident happened a few days ago, which became physical and resulted in physical injury to the police’s spouse, police said.
Police officer Daniel Phillips, a 15-year veteran of the agency, was arrested for felony domestic violence after an investigation. ...
VPD fires officer after adjudicator's report into assaults against ex-girlfriend
https://vancouversun.com/news/vpd-fires-officer-after-adjudicators-report-into-assaults-against-ex-girlfriend
Neil Logan faces criminal charges and other domestic violence charges dating back to 2014 and was disciplined last week after a resident complained that he had been assaulted in his own home ...
Attorney pleads guilty to federal domestic violence charge
https://www.ncwlife.com/attorney-pleads-guilty-to-federal-domestic-violence-charge/
An East Wenatchee lawyer pleaded guilty last week to a federal charge of assaulting his spouse during a visit to Yosemite National Park two years ago. Paul S. Kube, 55,...
Normandy police chief defends himself against domestic abuse claim; mayor wants him removed
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/normandy-police-chief-defends-himself-against-domestic-abuse-claim-mayor-wants-him-removed/article_1d9d9e1d-3695-5833-a251-5c34f262392a.html
Hall was a St. Louis police officer in September 2013 when he was investigated after a woman reported he pushed, slapped and shoved her, urinated on her clothing and cut up her underwear during a dispute that spanned three days. No charges were filed against him once the investigation concluded.... Councilwoman Yolanda Campbell, who was not on the council when Hall was hired, wrote on Facebook that she believed the police report should disqualify him from office.... Since early 2020, the North County city of about 5,000 has seen a previous mayor and police chief resign. Several department heads and city staff members have also been fired or left. The city is facing a lawsuit in which the former public works director accused Hunt of firing him in an attempt to rid the city of its white employees.... "This is a personal vendetta," Hunt said. "I'm just heartbroken, and a lot of members on the council are just devastated ... about how (he's) going after Chief Hall."
Lauderdale County deputy arrested on domestic violence charges
https://whnt.com/news/lauderdale-county-deputy-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. – A deputy with the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Thursday. According to the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Wes Holland was arrested on charges of domestic violence and harassment....
In Alabama, a person can be charged with domestic violence for incidents resulting in abuse, assault, harassment, or even threats. Investigator Joshua Casson with One Place of The Shoals said victims should report incidents whenever they fear for their safety.
Visalia violent crimes detective arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, DUI in Hanford
https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2021/07/01/visalia-violent-crimes-detective-suspected-beating-domestic-violence-husband-leave-hanford-police/7828568002/
Detective Samantha Adney, assigned to the department's Violent Crimes Unit, was arrested by Hanford police officers on suspicion of domestic violence and driving under the influence, according to Kings County inmate booking records. Adney's husband, also a police officer, called police following an incident at the couple's home. When Adney was stopped by police, she was combative and cursed at them before being arrested, according to sources close to the case but unauthorized to speak openly....
Winter Haven Police Officer Under Investigation After Allegedly Drawing A Firearm During Domestic Dispute
https://www.dailyridge.com/en/2021/07/04/winter-haven-police-officer-under-investigation-after-allegedly-drawing-a-firearm-during-domestic-dispute/
The caller stated there was a disturbance involving a male and a female with the female having a firearm in her hand... According to the witnesses, Manisia Robinson was outside in the parking area arguing with a male when an altercation occurred. Witnesses state they saw Robinson with a firearm pointing at the victim....Manisia Robinson has worked as a Winter Haven Police Officer...
Fire chief accused of domestic violence pleads not guilty
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Fire-chief-accused-of-domestic-violence-pleads-16296859.php
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — The Seekonk fire chief was arrested and faced charges after police were called to his home on a report that he was assaulting someone, breaking things and was intoxicated. David Rave, 52, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of domestic simple assault and disorderly conduct related to the 911 call ...
Spartanburg Co. Sheriff’s Office deputy faces domestic violence charge
https://www.wspa.com/news/spartanburg-co-sheriffs-office-deputy-faces-domestic-violence-charge/
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been charged in connection to a domestic violence incident. Agents of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Monday arrested the deputy in connection with a domestic incident that happened July 5 in Spartanburg County. 35-year-old Blake Jeffery Barton was charged with second degree domestic violence, according to SLED....
Brian Simms resigns from office of Prosecuting Attorney after domestic violence charges
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/brian-simms-resigns-from-office-of-prosecuting-attorney-after-domestic-violence-charges/
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Brian Simms, who faces charges of assault in a domestic violence incident, resigned from his post as Assistant Prosecutor from the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office....
Wichita police arrest jail deputy in domestic violence case
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-arrest-jail-deputy-in-domestic-violence-case/
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says one of its detention deputies is in trouble for domestic violence. According to the sheriff’s office, Wichita police officers arrested Akeem Payne Sunday on suspicion of domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal damage to property....
JUST IN: Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for Nike Extortion Scheme
https://hannity.com/media-room/just-in-michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-2-5-years-in-prison-for-nike-extortion-scheme/
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti spoke with reporters Wednesday night after his sudden arrest on charges of ‘Felony Domestic Violence,’ saying he would “never strike a woman” and will be “fully exonerated” in time. “I am not going to be intimidated from stopping what I am doing,” said Michael Avenatti Wednesday night after he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence earlier in the day....
Spartanburg Police Officer charged with Domestic Violence
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/spartanburg-police-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WACH) — A Spartanburg Police Officer was arrested in connection with a domestic incident on Wednesday, July 7. Dejuan Tremaine Shell was arrested and charged with Second Degree Domestic Violence. ...
Kentucky State Police trooper charged with assaulting his girlfriend, records show
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/scott-county/article252645713.html
A Kentucky State Police trooper and his girlfriend have both been charged with assault after allegedly getting into a fight in Central Kentucky, according to court records.
Trooper Chris Johnson was arrested early Tuesday in Georgetown after he and his girlfriend, Stephanie Smith, allegedly got into an altercation inside her apartment,...
FBI agent in Whitmer kidnap case arrested following domestic incident
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/07/19/fbi-agent-whitmer-kidnap-case-arrested-following-domestic-incident-richard-trask/8013618002/
The arrest of an FBI agent credited with helping thwart a plot to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer complicates one of the most closely watched cases of violent extremism that is becoming increasingly focused on allegations of wrongdoing by investigators. FBI Special Agent Richard Trask, 39, of Kalamazoo, was charged Monday with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder following a domestic incident with his wife Sunday. ...
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2021/07/fbi-agent-linked-to-whitmer-kidnapping-case-beat-choked-wife-after-swingers-party-court-records-say.html
Former Tulare Sheriff's Sergeant sentenced to 5+ years in prison for domestic violence
https://abc30.com/tulare-domestic-violence-seargant-sergeant/10900161/
TULARE, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's been two months since a jury found 47-year-old Richard Ramirez guilty of beating his ex-wife and abusing and stalking his ex-girlfriend. During Ramirez's sentencing hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors recounted one incident where he held a gun to his ex-girlfriend's head and threatened to kill himself....
BRPD officer fired weeks after domestic violence arrest, officials announced Wednesday
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_8c22238c-ea88-11eb-917a-77afa742ee01.html
A Baton Rouge police officer was fired for policy violations about a month after he was arrested on domestic abuse battery, officials said. David MacAulay, 41, joined the department three years earlier....
Former Newsom aide Nathan Ballard takes misdemeanor plea deal in domestic violence incident with wife
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Former-Newsom-aide-Nathan-Ballard-takes-16331171.php
Nathan Ballard, a longtime Democratic consultant and former aide to Gavin Newsom, agreed Wednesday to plead no contest to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence against his wife and endangerment of their 4-year-old daughter...charged her from behind, knocking her down and causing her head to hit a glass door. She said he then followed her into a bedroom where the 4-year-old girl was sleeping, picked up a pillow, put it over the child’s head and upper body and lay on top of her for about 30 seconds until his wife pulled him off. Officers said both the mother and daughter were taken to Marin General Hospital...
Former lobbyist found not guilty of domestic violence charges
https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/former-lobbyist-found-not-guilty-of-domestic-violence-charges/article_9b357f8d-8ce2-5670-82a6-a7e9233525de.html?block_id=849463
A former lobbyist was acquitted on two domestic violence charges and convicted of a lesser charge on Thursday. Robert Blaisdell was charged with domestic violence and false imprisonment in May 2019, following an incident at his Manchester home. The arrest came four months after Blaisdell’s wife filed for divorce, and two months after Blaisdell’s counter-filing for divorce....
Cop faces domestic violence case, son Section 377
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/cop-faces-dv-case-son-section-377/articleshow/84623280.cms
AHMEDABAD: A police inspector faces a case of domestic violence in connection with the disappearance of his daughter-in-law a week ago. Krishnanagar police registered the case of domestic violence against the in-laws of Sonal Gadhvi late on Tuesday. Her husband faces the additional charge of unnatural sex (IPC Section 377).
Girishdan Gadhvi, Sonal’s father...
Washougal mayoral candidate accused of domestic violence in 2015
https://www.camaspostrecord.com/news/2021/jul/23/washougal-mayoral-candidate-accused-of-domestic-violence-in-2015/
Oregon court records show Washougal mayoral candidate Derik Ford was accused of domestic violence in 2015 and later sentenced to serve two years of formal probation and attend a domestic violence intervention program after violating a restraining order.
In May 2015, Ford’s then-wife filed for a restraining order to prevent abuse, alleging Ford had attempted to physically harm her and placed her “in fear of imminent bodily injury” after an argument allegedly turned physical....Ford’s then-wife told the court she believed her husband was angry about losing his assets and money after she had filed for a divorce. “He is ex-law enforcement and (has) an extremely aggressive personality,” she wrote in her restraining order petition, adding Ford also had access to firearms....
Maloney cop in custody after domestic violence report
https://newsday.co.tt/2021/07/25/maloney-cop-in-custody-after-domestic-violence-report/
Police officers are investigating a report made by a woman and her son that she was assaulted by a male relative who pointed his service-issued gun at them on Saturday night....he pushed her against a wall, pulled out the gun and pointed it at her neck. The woman’s son, whose age was not revealed, tried to intervene but the man pointed the gun at him as well....Sgt Singh of the Arouca Police Station and officers of the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU) are continuing investigations.
IMPD officer arrested on domestic violence charge
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/impd-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
INDIANAPOLIS — An officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department turned himself in Monday after being charged with domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old....On Friday, the prosecutor’s office filed charges on James Cox, 32, for domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old. Cox was notified of the charges and turned himself into the court on Monday, according to Indianapolis police. IMPD says Cox is a five-year veteran of the department currently assigned to Southwest District. The officer is currently suspended for unrelated department violations...
Fresno Council Staffer Faces 7 Felony Counts in Domestic Violence Trial
https://gvwire.com/2021/07/29/fresno-council-staffer-faces-7-felony-counts-in-domestic-violence-trial/
A Fresno City Council staff assistant is facing trial in September on seven felony counts of domestic violence against a fellow City Hall employee....An account from responding Fresno County Sheriff’s deputies said Daniel Gai’s reported assault on his then-girlfriend was only stopped by a hammer blow to the back of his head by another woman who was present....Gai works for City Councilmember Garry Bredefeld.... “Mr. Gai came home drunk. We got into an argument and he attacked me three times. He choked me, threw me against the wall, crib and dresser. Threatened to kill me and (another woman who was present, whose name is redacted by GV Wire). He threw me against the wall and bed while our daughter (name redacted by GV Wire) was in my arms,” the restraining order said. The restraining order application said the alleged victim suffered several bruises on her neck, back and lower leg.
Lightfoot slams decision to allow Chicago firefighter charged with sexual assault to return to work
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-firefighter-charged-sexual-assault-20210728-5hv5azjirfezlelbale57jstyi-story.html
The firefighter was allowed to return to work after he was charged with sexually assaulting and hitting a woman with whom he’s going through a divorce, the Tribune confirmed and first published in online reports Tuesday....The firefighter was arrested July 15, and charged with felony criminal sexual assault and misdemeanor domestic battery,...
The Tribune is not naming the firefighter to avoid identifying the alleged victim. Court records show the accused firefighter in the case has been involved in divorce proceedings with the alleged victim since June 2020....
Mayor’s Office, Fire Commissioner Say Review Of City Policy On Gender-Based Violence Is Needed, With Firefighter-EMT Accused Of Rape Still On The Job
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/07/29/mayor-lightfoot-fire-commissioner-firefighter-erik-zuma-gender-based-violence/
reported firefighter Erik Zuma was still on the job despite rape and domestic battery charges against him....
Firefighter who worked Surfside site arrested, asks for leniency
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/28/firefighter-who-worked-surfside-site-arrested-asks-for-leniency/
‘After all the dead bodies, the smell, he just got overwhelmed,’ attorney says
A Miami-Dade County firefighter who worked at the site of the Surfside condo collapse has been arrested, and his attorney asked a judge to take that into account when setting his bond Wednesday. The charges against Fernando Castano, 47, stem from an alleged domestic dispute with his estranged wife Tuesday afternoon in Cutler Bay....
UCSO sergeant arrested for domestic violence
https://elkhornmediagroup.com/ucso-sergeant-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
UMATILLA COUNTY – Umatilla County Sheriff’s Sgt. Roy Swiger was arrested and charged with fourth-degree assault during a domestic violence incident at his home in Weston over the weekend. Swiger has been with the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office since 2017 and has a law enforcement career of almost 20 years.
Umatilla County Sheriff's Office sergeant arrested in domestic violence incident
https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/local/umatilla-county-sheriffs-office-sergeant-arrested-in-domestic-violence-incident/article_01aabb06-f0be-11eb-9be8-f3fef363b58f.html
WESTON — A sergeant with the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office went to jail after a domestic violence incident that occurred over the weekend at his home in Weston....The sheriff’s office placed Swiger on paid leave. According to the county’s human resources department, Swiger makes $6,992 a month.
Prosecutors pass on charging Central Unified’s Alvarado on domestic violence incident
https://sjvsun.com/news/prosecutors-pass-on-charging-central-unifieds-alvarado-on-domestic-violence-incident/
Central Unified School District Superintendent Andrew Alvarado will not face any charges stemming from a domestic violence arrest, the Madera County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Domestic violence charge against football coach dismissed
https://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/domestic-violence-charge-against-football-coach-dismissed/article_6e32d19c-7b22-58ae-9d52-61c65d0bd10e.html
ASHTABULA — A misdemeanor domestic violence charge against Jon Butchko was dismissed at a hearing on Tuesday, according to Ashtabula Municipal Court records.
Dallas police officer arrested on domestic violence charge in Collin County
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/dallas-texas-police-officer-carlos-almeida-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-in-collin-county/287-1fb859fe-4aae-4967-937c-e0d0ecbf986e
Carlos Almeida, a senior corporal, was arrested by Anna police on Thursday on a charge of family violence assault - strangulation, according to a news release.
Midlands officer abused his wife with police baton, according to department chief
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253279958.html
The Holly Hill Police Department fired one of its officers after he was accused of using his police issued baton to hit his wife, according to his police record. The former officer, Mahmoud Youssry Rizk, was charged with domestic violence by North Charleston Police Department. He struck his wife in her legs with the baton, according to a police report.
Janey Promises Transparency, But Withholds Records Of Boston Police Officers Accused Of Misconduct
https://www.wbur.org/news/2021/08/05/janey-boston-police-public-records
But Janey has transparency problems of her own. Over the past four months, her administration has repeatedly withheld records on other officers accused of misconduct.
That includes 13 officers who the department found committed domestic violence over the past decade. The department won’t even provide their names or say whether they remain on the force.
That secrecy concerns advocates and lawyers, including civil rights attorney Howard Friedman.
"Saying we're transparent and accountable—but we can't tell you anything about that—makes one feel that perhaps that's not true," ...
San Jacinto Councilman Joel Lopez arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
https://www.pe.com/2021/08/06/san-jacinto-councilman-joel-lopez-arrested-on-suspicion-of-domestic-violence/
San Jacinto City Councilman Joel Lopez De Anda, 35, was arrested Aug. 5, 2021, on suspicion of spousal abuse and assault with a deadly weapon...A San Jacinto City councilman charged in June with running an illegal marijuana dispensary was accused this week of multiple acts of domestic violence.
Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputy now facing 8 sex assault charges from Eastern Michigan
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/09/washtenaw-county-sheriffs-deputy-now-facing-8-sex-assault-charges/5519819001/
A Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy already accused of gang rape is now facing 12 criminal charges, including eight counts of sex assault involving three women, from his time as an Eastern Michigan University student. D’Angelo McWilliams, 26, of Canton, was already charged last year with four sexual assault counts connected to the three women and placed on unpaid leave from the sheriff’s office....
Montgomery police officer arrested on domestic violence charge for 2nd time this year
https://www.al.com/news/2021/08/montgomery-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-for-2nd-time-this-year.html
Authorities on Monday said Officer Zavarius Jones, 27, is charged with third-degree domestic violence - assault. The crime is a misdemeanor....Jones, who joined the department in 2020, was assigned to patrol. He was on administrative leave at the time of his arrest following a previous arrest in February on misdemeanor menacing and third-degree domestic violence – harassing communications charges.
South Carolina principal arrested for domestic violence, placed on administrative leave
https://www.wbtw.com/news/south-carolina-principal-arrested-for-domestic-violence-placed-on-administrative-leave/
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – A Spartanburg school Principal has been arrested and placed on administrative leave. Principal of Meeting Street Academy Kyndran Hilton was arrested by Spartanburg Police on Saturday, Aug. 14 for third degree domestic violence, according to detention center records. According to an incident report, the victim claims Hilton strangled them, scratched their back and bit their shoulder in an argument....
Ozark officer arrested for domestic violence was investigated in Dothan for bizarre behavior
https://dothaneagle.com/news/local/ozark-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-was-investigated-in-dothan-for-bizarre-behavior/article_868f3338-fed3-11eb-8690-e75c7a3990bb.html
OZARK—An Ozark police officer was arrested late Sunday for domestic violence almost a year after he resigned from the Dothan police force after allegations that he broke into a family’s apartment. Keyon Russaw, 27, was charged with third-degree domestic violence by the Ozark Police Department...
Former Log Lane Village police chief pleads guilty in connection to domestic violence charge
https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/08/17/former-log-lane-village-police-chief-pleads-guilty-in-connection-to-domestic-violence-charge/
Katz, 33, was arrested on May 15 following a call reporting domestic violence and assault....Katz pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 12, in Morgan County District Court to a felony assault charge and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, according to court records. All other charges were dropped. Katz received a deferred sentence and must complete two years of probation, per court records.
East HS boys’ basketball coach charged with domestic assault, placed on leave
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/east-hs-boys-basketball-coach-charged-with-domestic-assault-placed-leave/CHUALTQBHJBB3EGDX72BECHCSE/
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A boys’ basketball coach at East High School has been placed on leave after allegations of domestic violence. SCS confirmed Jevonte Holmes, 43, was placed on administrative leave pending a review of the allegations. According to an affidavit, Memphis police were investigating a report of domestic assault on July 16 in the 1200 block of Cordova Green Road. The victim, a woman, told police Holmes assaulted her when she tried to get clothes and leave the home. According to the affidavit, the victim told police Holmes picked her up and threw her out of a bedroom....
Cleveland police officer fired after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charge from domestic violence incident
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2021/08/cleveland-police-officer-fired-after-pleading-guilty-to-misdemeanor-charge-from-domestic-violence-incident.html
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Cleveland police officer was fired Monday, months after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a domestic violence incident.
David Carpenter, 38, pleaded guilty in January to a charge of disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to one year on probation and ordered to pay $457 in fines and court costs.
Prosecutors initially charged Carpenter with domestic violence and unlawful restraint in the Feb. 14, 2020 incident....Carpenter’s defense attorney Henry Hilow, who also represents the police union, said he expected to appeal the firing through arbitration.
“We had the hearing months ago, and he did everything he was supposed to do months ago, but the response by the city is to fire another officer,” Hilow said. “We’ll pursue remedies as we have in other cases where it’s been appropriate.”
Orange jail officer resigns during probe of repeated arrests for restraining order violations
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orange-jail-officer-resigned-injunction-20210818-shk5vkj7eza5pcltapvctjgv3u-story.html
An Orange County Corrections officer resigned last month after he was arrested twice on allegations that he violated a domestic violence protective order, records show.
Officer Steven Moschiano, who worked at the Orange County jail since 2008, resigned during an internal investigation into the two recent arrests. His arrests were not previously made public...
Former Newsom spokesman and Democratic strategist sentenced in 2020 domestic-violence incident
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/21/former-newsom-spokesman-and-democratic-strategist-sentenced-for-domestic-violence/
A former aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic strategist was sentenced this week in a 2020 domestic-violence incident that included an allegation of child abuse.
Fifty-two-year-old Nathan Ballard, who served as Newsom’s spokesman when the governor was mayor of San Francisco, pleaded no contest earlier this year on charges of misdemeanor corporal injury to an intimate partner and child abuse. He was arrested last fall after an Oct. 17 incident at a luxury Napa resort, where he pushed his wife into a glass door and held a pillow over his four-year-old daughter’s head and torso while calling her derogatory names, prosecutors said....The Napa County District Attorney’s office did not specify Ballard’s sentence in its statement,...
New Orleans FBI agent arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-fbi-agent-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/37377890
An agent with the FBI New Orleans office was arrested on a domestic violence charge Sunday...43-year-old Amberly Boyle in Slidell shortly after 10 p.m. after a resident at the home called 911. Deputies say they learned Boyle, an agent with the FBI, got into an altercation with her wife. An investigation into the incident led to her arrest....
Everett lawyer disbarred over domestic violence charges
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-lawyer-disbarred-over-domestic-violence-charges/
EVERETT — A personal injury lawyer who practiced in Everett has been disbarred for violating a restraining order by sending repeated emails to his former wife, lying to the state bar association and other ethical violations. Eric Hoort, 51, worked as an attorney in Washington state for over 20 years. He was officially disbarred Tuesday. In 2018 and 2019, Island County sheriff’s deputies responded to multiple calls about fights between Hoort and his then-wife at their home on Camano Island. ...
Newly hired Westland police officer charged with assault, domestic violence
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/08/24/newly-hired-westland-police-officer-charged-with-assault-domestic-violence/
DETROIT – Newly hired Westland police officer Sebastian Iavasile is in trouble. He was arrested over the weekend...the woman alleged she was physically assaulted by her boyfriend....He is facing charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and a domestic violence misdemeanor. Westland Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik said the officer was just sworn in on July 6....
State Rep. Robert Goforth resigns amid domestic violence charges
https://www.wkyt.com/2021/08/24/state-rep-robert-goforth-resigns-amid-domestic-violence-charges/
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky state representative Robert Goforth has resigned.
He was facing domestic violence charges stemming from an incident involving his wife back in April 2020. According to police reports, his wife said Goforth tried to tie her up several times, hit her on the forehead and tried to strangle her with an ethernet cord. All this while their three children were inside the home. In 2019, the General Assembly voted to upgrade strangulation to a felony offense, defining as a crime of domestic or dating violence. Goforth, a Republican representative from Laurel County, helped pass the bill....
Ex-wife recounts history of violent assault at former deputy's sentencing
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2021/08/24/former-richmond-county-deputy-gets-probation-domestic-violence/8242884002/
Former Richmond County Deputy Jason McCall was sentenced to 10 years probation for domestic assault.... Jason McCall, 33, also pleaded guilty in Columbia County Superior Court to a reduced charge of misdemeanor stalking for a second crime committed while he had been free on bond in the assault case. Monday, McCall's now ex-wife told the judge the April 2, 2019, attack wasn't the first, but it was the the first time "he messed up" because he left bruises on her face. She said that in the past he had been careful to inflict injuries on parts of her body that she could cover up, and to be the first to speak with Columbia County Sheriff's deputies when she had called them to their home. He was never arrested. Once when she she was set on leaving him, he called other sheriff's deputies to find her and take away her house keys, she said.... The one time she called 911 after McCall choked her, the deputy looked at her and said since there were no bruises he couldn't do anything. They didn't come back the next day when bruises were visible, she said. "I told him I'd never call the cops again." She said she has lived in constant fear, and was finally able to feel safe during the months he was in jail after his bond was revoked because of the stalking arrest. When he got out he also got his gun back, she said, which worried her....
Brenham police officer arrested on a family violence charge
https://www.kbtx.com/2021/08/24/brenham-police-officer-arrested-family-violence-charge/
BRENHAM, Texas (KBTX) - A police officer in Brenham was arrested over the weekend on two charges: Interfere With Emergency Request for Assistance and Assault Cause Bodily Injury – Family Member....“The Brenham Police Department was made aware of an investigation of one of its officers, Officer Marley Mayo, over the weekend involving allegations of a criminal offense. The investigation is on-going and being conducted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department...
Albemarle police officer arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.thesnaponline.com/2021/08/24/albemarle-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
Late Tuesday evening, Albemarle Police Department issued a press release regarding the arrest of an APD officer on a domestic violence charge. Officer Jeremy Brown, 27, was arrested and charged with assault on a female. He is being held without bond at the Stanly County Jail....
Beaumont Police Sergeant arrested for domestic violence
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Beaumont-Police-Sergeant-arrested-for-domestic-16411886.php
A Beaumont police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.
Barry Craig Scarborough, 56 of Lumberton, on Tuesday surrendered to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office on to face multiple charges of domestic violence...
‘My mugshot is going to go out on the news’: Fired SAPD detective worried about publicity during family violence arrest
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/08/25/my-mugshot-is-going-to-go-out-on-the-news-fired-sapd-detective-worried-about-publicity-during-family-violence-arrest/
SAN ANTONIO – Days before a fired San Antonio police detective is scheduled for arbitration, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show he was worried about negative publicity and claimed the only reason he was in custody for family violence was because he was a cop. Daniel Pue. Pue, 37, was arrested in January 2019 at his far West Side home, after a neighbor told police he witnessed the detective beating a woman in his front yard. Pue, who was fired months after his arrest, later got the misdemeanor family assault charge dismissed, according to Bexar County court records. He is scheduled to go before a third-party arbitrator beginning Tuesday, in an effort to be reinstated to the department. “He just knocked her again. And again.”...
Former Greenville deputy charged with sexual assault is among those accused of misconduct
Greenville News
In a separate case, a motion to revoke the bond of former Greenville County deputy Michael Valdario, who was facing a domestic violence charge in Travelers ...
Michigan officer faces felony, other charges for allegedly punching, strangling girlfriend
https://www.mlive.com/news/2021/08/michigan-officer-faces-felony-other-charges-for-allegedly-punching-strangling-girlfriend.html
WESTLAND, MI – A recently hired Westland Police officer is facing charges and an internal investigation in two separate domestic violence incidents against the same woman in one day involving a punch and strangulation, FOX 2 Detroit reports.
Sebastian Iavasile, who graduated from the Wayne County Regional Police Academy in May, was arrested twice on Sunday, Aug. 22, for assaults against a 24-year-old woman. He faces charges in both incidents, including one felony, and is on administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted. The felony charge stems from the second incident, which occurred in Northville where he allegedly struck and strangled his girlfriend. He faces charges of felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm and domestic violence. He was granted a $5,000 personal bond and is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
One woman reported domestic violence to the Air Force. This is how its investigation unfolded.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-domestic-violence-survivor-investigation-norah-odonnell-cbs-news/
Emily Brearley sent the Air Force photos of her bruises. She told them she feared for her life after her then-partner, a high-ranking member of the Air Force, had allegedly attempted to strangle her and beat her....But the Air Force did nothing to keep her safe, Brearley said. Instead, they promoted her partner....Nearly 40 survivors of domestic violence told CBS News during a two-year investigation that the military failed to protect them....
Domestic violence charges for former Mobile Police officer dropped
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/domestic-violence-charges-for-former-mobile-police-officer-dropped
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — A judge has dropped the domestic violence charge against a Mobile Police officer. Mobile Police officer Daniel Marlin was accused of choking his wife and interfering with a domestic violence emergency call back in July.
During a preliminary hearing last month, his wife invoked spousal privilege and chose not to testify against her husband. The judge determined there was no probable cause and dismissed the charge.
Toledo firefighter arrested, charged with domestic violence
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/crime/toledo-fire-rescue-member-arrested-charged-domestic-violence/512-81e78a75-4f7c-4949-8ae1-ab55be4fbd8c
Adam Thal was taken into custody without incident. His wife accused him of choking her. Thal pleaded not guilty. A Toledo firefighter was arrested last week and charged with domestic violence.
Military’s domestic violence crisis compounded after 20 years of war
http://sandhillsexpress.com/cbs_national/militarys-domestic-violence-crisis-compounded-after-20-years-of-war-cbsid73ba5c54/
A two-year investigation by CBS News found roughly 100,000 incidents of domestic abuse have been reported to the military since 2015. Many of the nearly 40 survivors who had reported domestic violence to the military and who spoke to CBS News described a broken system.... “Incidents of spousal abuse in the military” were “more than twice that of the national population,”... The alleged perpetrator instead received a local letter of reprimand, which, she said, was removed from his record ...
Assistant to Fresno Councilmember Bredefeld resigns following domestic violence conviction
https://abc30.com/daniel-gai-resigns-fresno-city-employee-gerry-bredefeld-assistant-domestic-violence/11010776/
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno City Hall employee Daniel Gai was convicted of five felonies this week in connection with a domestic violence incident in 2019. The city council assistant to Councilmember Garry Bredefeld pleaded no contest Tuesday to corporal injury, child abuse and endangerment, and three counts of assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury....They say he threw her to the floor, choked her, and threatened to kill her. Deputies say he also attacked another woman and later knocked down his girlfriend while she held her baby....
Riviera Beach calls for investigation into councilman's 'unarrest' for domestic battery
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/riviera-beach-councilman-ordered-unarrested-to-hold-news-conference
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — ...saga engulfing Councilman Douglas Lawson and the man who had ordered him "unarrested" for domestic battery -- Police Chief Nathan Osgood... new surveillance video that showed Lawson apparently dragging his fiancé Jade Calloway from the driver's seat of an SUV in the garage of Marina Grande. This followed the initial video broadcast Wednesday of the two scuffling in an elevator of the complex on the same early morning of Aug. 29.... The fired police captain, Rochelet Commond, was reinstated and placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation....Calling the domestic battery investigation political theater...Surveillance video in domestic battery arrest of Riviera Beach Councilman Douglas Lawson...
West Palm Beach attorney Gregg Lerman said that he has never heard of someone being unarrested for domestic battery. He said the average citizen would have to spend the night in jail. “I don't think I've ever had a client unarrested," Lerman said. "Did he get a favor? Yes.... The police union said Commond was really fired because he didn't tailor the police report to Osgood's demands. "There was sufficient evidence to effect an arrest for domestic battery. They wanted that removed,"...
RICHMOND POLICE OFFICE CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCES
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/09/10/richmond-police-office-charged-with-domestic-violence-offences/
A police officer from Richmond Police District has been charged, accused of domestic violence offences. The 43-year-old senior constable was charged yesterday with common assault, stalking and intimidation....
Denver officer suspended for excessive force during George Floyd protests now facing domestic violence charges
https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-officer-suspended-for-excessive-force-during-george-floyd-protests-now-facing-domestic-violence-charges/
DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver police officer suspended for his conduct during the George Floyd protests in 2020 now faces two domestic violence charges. Twenty-six-year-old Diego Archuleta has been charged with criminal attempt to commit assault in the second degree – a felony, and assault in the third degree – a misdemeanor. According to a probable cause statement obtained by the Problem Solvers, Archuleta got into a verbal argument in his car with a female passenger on the night of Sept. 1. The female victim told police Archuleta grabbed her around the throat and shoved her into the car door. The victim then claimed Archuleta squeezed his hand around her neck, hard enough to restrict her breathing. The woman was able to fight back and get out of the car and call 911. Police said there were visible abrasions and red marks on her neck....
Former Barnwell County Sheriff’s deputy charged with domestic violence
https://www.wrdw.com/2021/09/14/former-barnwell-county-sheriffs-deputy-charged-with-domestic-violence/
BARNWELL, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A former deputy with the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office was charged in connection with reported domestic incidents. Ian Seaborne Warren, 25, was charged with second-degree domestic violence. According to an arrest warrant, Warren reportedly threatened to kill the mother of his child and her family. Other instances of assault took place while the victim was pregnant. The incidents reportedly occurred between March 2020 and July 2021 while Warren was employed by the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office.
Miami-Dade schools officer arrested for alleged domestic violence involving another officer
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/09/14/miami-dade-schools-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-involving-another-officer/
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade Police Schools officer was arrested on Tuesday morning in Miami Lakes. Officer Yessenia Sanchez, 31, was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident involving her boyfriend of about five years — who is also a police officer....Aside from scratching him on the neck, arm, and back, the officer also reported Sanchez armed herself with a gun and later with a knife...
Former Brevard Commission Candidate Matt Fleming Arrested, Charged With Battery Domestic Violence
https://spacecoastdaily.com/2021/09/former-brevard-commission-candidate-matt-fleming-arrested-charged-with-battery-domestic-violence/
Arrested by Satellite Beach police, Booked into Brevard County Jail on No Bond
Satellite Beach Police arrested former Brevard County commissioner candidate Matt Fleming on Tuesday for Battery Domestic Violence.
St. Bernard sheriff's deputies book one of their own on domestic violence allegations
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_cd581488-166b-11ec-8056-5b879fd759b1.html
The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own deputies earlier this week on accusations of domestic violence. Keith St. Germain, 32, faces two counts each of domestic abuse battery by strangulation and domestic abuse battery with child endangerment, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Wednesday....
Rep. Manoogian alleges Rep. Marino committed domestic violence
https://michiganadvance.com/2021/09/15/rep-manoogian-alleges-rep-marino-committed-domestic-violence/
State Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham) released a statement Wednesday afternoon alleging that state Rep. Steve Marino (R-Harrison Twp.), who was stripped of his committee assignments Tuesday without explanation, committed domestic violence....
Last term, GOP House leaders removed state Rep. Cynthia Johnson (D-Detroit) from her committee assignments after she posted a video about violent and racist threats she received from Trump supporters, claiming she was making threats herself. State Rep. Gary Eisen (R-Port Huron) was also removed from his committee assignments last term after he said he couldn’t rule out violence when Republicans sought to disrupt the Dec. 14 Electoral College vote in Michigan and submit an illegal slate of GOP electors.
Minnesota Dems Expel State Rep. Thompson Amid Domestic Violence, Residency Controversies
https://www.newsweek.com/minnesota-dems-expel-state-rep-thompson-amid-domestic-violence-residency-controversies-1629393
The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) caucus voted Tuesday night to expel state Representative John Thompson...However, he will remain a state representative, as it would take a vote of the entire House to remove him, and retain salary and benefits unless he resigns or is expelled from the Legislature....Thompson has come under scrutiny since July, when he received a traffic citation over the Fourth of July weekend. Following the police encounter, the state representative accused the St. Paul police of racially profiling him, which the department vehemently denied....At the time of the citation, Thompson presented the officer with a Wisconsin license, which raised questions around whether he lives in the legislative district he represents. Shortly afterward, details of domestic abuse allegations, which are detailed in public records, were revealed. Police calls describe multiple incidences of alleged choking and punching by Thompson between 2003 and 2011. He has denied all the allegations.
Seminole County deputy accused of pointing gun at ex-boyfriend’s head, punching him
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/09/15/seminole-county-deputy-accused-of-pointing-gun-at-ex-boyfriends-head-punching-him/
SANFORD, Fla. – A Seminole County sheriff’s deputy was arrested early Monday on allegations of pointing her gun at her ex-boyfriend’s head and punching him in the face, police said. Felicia Henderson, 41, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery domestic violence...Henderson retrieved a gun and punched him in the face several times....she then pressed the gun to his head and he heard “several clicks,”...
Washougal mayoral candidate arrested for domestic violence
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/washougal-mayoral-candidate-arrested-domestic-violence/283-e02c597b-00f8-4957-98f9-5092f141e0a0
WASHOUGAL, Wash. — A candidate for mayor of Washougal was arrested Wednesday for domestic violence.... Derik Ford...wife told Camas police they had a physical altercation and Ford assaulted her. Officers noticed red marks and scratches that matched her report... "After he was arrested, Derik told officers that (his wife) had struck him but did not want her to get into any trouble,".... On his campaign website, Ford cites his 14 years as a Massage Envy franchisee among his qualifications. In that time, several of Ford's franchises were connected to sexual abuse allegations and poor business practices. A KGW investigation found four Massage Envy therapists were accused of sexual assault in Oregon from 2012 to 2017...
State police investigating Rep. Steve Marino for domestic abuse claim made by fellow lawmaker
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/state-police-investigating-rep-steve-marino-for-domestic-violence-claim-made-by-fellow-lawmaker
FOX 2 - Republican State Rep Steve Marino was stripped of his legislative duties Wednesday after Democratic State Rep Mari Manoogian accused him of domestic abuse. "None of us are immune to a volatile relationship," she said in a statement. "It can happen right here in our legislature where abuse of power and threats to ruin a colleague’s reputation, as well as threats of public shaming, can be used to intimidate fellow members of the legislature."..."I would hope that we find that there’s a misunderstanding, but it sure looks like that there’s a problem here that needs to be addressed," ...
Lawyer Who Pleaded Guilty to Domestic Abuse Suspended
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/lawyer-who-pleaded-guilty-to-domestic-abuse-suspended
An Oklahoma lawyer said to have a history of alcohol abuse and domestic violence was suspended for two years, retroactive to September 2020, after pleading guilty to domestic abuse counts....Robert Faulk’s “effective return to practice upon our decision being rendered would undermine public trust in the legal profession,” the court said Sept. 28....
Former Williston cop pleads guilty to domestic violence
https://www.wcax.com/2021/10/01/former-williston-cop-pleads-guilty-domestic-violence/
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A former Williston police officer has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic assault and three charges of unlawful mischief...Authorities say Timothy Oliver broke his girlfriend’s fingers, damaged her property, and lied to police officers. The survivor of his abuse says she was hesitant to report for a lot of reasons, including his job as a cop. “I don’t think I would be alive if I had stayed in that relationship,” said Kayla Della Grotta....
Police: Stamford police officer faces domestic violence charges
https://bronx.news12.com/police-stamford-police-officer-faces-domestic-violence-charges
Stamford police say an officer was arrested and is facing charges for domestic violence.
Officer Stephane Smarth was arrested Wednesday and charged with disorderly conduct, assault and stalking...
New York State Senator Luis Sepulveda Who Was Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges, Cleared
https://www.latintimes.com/new-york-state-senator-luis-sepulveda-who-was-arrested-domestic-violence-charges-488827
Domestic violence charges against Bronx state Sen. Luis Sepulveda has been dismissed.... the case was canned because prosecutors were unable to meet the burden of proof... Sepulveda now stands exonerated of all accusations made by his estranged wife, 40-year-old Elizabeth Sepulveda, who accused him of choking her...
Family Violence Arrest Leads To Suspension Of Edcouch Police Chief
https://www.kurv.com/family-violence-arrest-leads-to-suspension-of-edcouch-police-chief/
The police chief of Edcouch has been suspended indefinitely without pay after being arrested for domestic violence. Chief Roel Guerra was arrested by Edinburg police... Guerra caused injuries to his wife...Guerra was charged with assault on a family member and given a $5,000 bond. A judge also issued a 61-day protective order requiring Guerra to stay away from his wife...
West Memphis officer accused of domestic violence
https://www.wreg.com/news/local/west-memphis-officer-accused-of-domestic-violence/
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A West Memphis, Arkansas police officer was booked into the Crittenden County Jail on Sunday after police responded to a domestic violence incident .
Officer Barry Doss was off-duty when police responded at 6:38 a.m., West Memphis Police said in a news release....
Detroit cop charged with domestic violence on girlfriend who is also a DPD officer
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-cop-charged-with-domestic-violence-on-girlfriend-who-is-also-a-dpd-officer
Detroit police officer headed to trial for domestic violence against girlfriend
Otis Funches Jr. is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, interfering with a crime report and domestic violence for allegedly choking out his girlfriend, who’s also a Detroit police officer, in the city of Taylor...
Televised mayoral debate gets personal
https://www.abqjournal.com/2439136/televised-mayoral-debate-gets-personal-ex-gonzales-accuses-keller-of-serious-misconduct-mayor-denies-allegations.html
Albuquerque’s latest mayoral debate turned ugly Tuesday when Manuel Gonzales asked incumbent Tim Keller how he could be trusted to fight crime, citing rumors that Keller is having an affair with a subordinate and had city employees cover up a domestic violence incident. Keller responded by vigorously denying the allegations and accusing Gonzales of a defamatory and “pathetic” political stunt....
“If you’re just going to make your questions the gossip on Twitter and on Facebook, I mean I hear all sorts of stuff about everyone all the time and I don’t … dignify it, because I don’t believe it, because there’s no evidence or truth behind any of it,” Keller said. “This is coming from a guy who just has a litany of myths and mistruths that he says.”
Rumors have swirled for months on social media about police covering up a domestic violence response at Keller’s home and about an alleged affair Keller is having with a city employee. Keller has previously denied the allegations in an interview with Journal reporters....
Ohio House committee passes bill to strengthen domestic violence penalties
https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2021/10/21/house-bill-3-passes-committee
It’s named after Aisha Fraser, who was killed by her ex-husband, Lance Mason, a former Cuyahoga County Judge, in 2014. He had previously served prison time for domestic violence....
Mayor calls for Des Moines City Council member's resignation after domestic violence arrest
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/des-moines-city-councilmember-domestic-violence-arrest/281-3e35104c-1a6f-432f-84ec-03ef4f5e7929
DES MOINES, Wash. — The mayor of Des Moines is calling for the resignation of one of his city council members who has been arrested for assaulting his partner of four years.
Councilmember Anthony Martinelli was arrested Friday and booked into jail on six counts of domestic violence for alleged incidents against his partner dating back to December 2020....
Former SC police officer pleads guilty in domestic violence case
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article255230166.html
A former Greenville County police officer pleaded guilty to domestic violence Thursday.
Michael Valdario, 32 of Greer, pleaded guilty to third-degree domestic violence in Greenville County Court after being charged in 2019 with second-degree domestic violence....
Massachusetts trooper pleads guilty in Exeter domestic violence assault, freed from jail
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/27/ma-trooper-pleads-guilty-exeter-nh-domestic-assault-bryan-erickson/8568858002/
BRENTWOOD — A Massachusetts state trooper charged with the domestic violence assault of his extramarital girlfriend pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors in Rockingham Superior Court Wednesday morning. Bryan Erickson, 39, of Groveland, Massachusetts, was released from jail, where he had been detained since Jan. 31. The charges stem from a Jan. 31 incident when police had alleged Erickson strangled his girlfriend, threw her on the bed by her wrist and pinned her down over the course of a 25-minute struggle, and then prevented her from calling 911 multiple times, including hanging up her calls. Erickson also fled police at high speeds on residential Exeter streets after they arrived at the victim’s house to investigate the abandoned 911 call....
Kansas Rep. Coleman arrested, charged with domestic battery
https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-rep-arrested-in-domestic-violence-charge/
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman has been arrested on a domestic violence charge....
RCSD: SCDC warden arrested, charged with domestic violence
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2021/11/02/rcsd-scdc-warden-arrested-charged-with-domestic-violence/
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a warden employed by the South Carolina Department of Corrections was arrested after a reported domestic violence incident Monday night....Officials say 56-year-old Michael Stephan, a warden at Goodman Correctional Institution in Columbia, was arrested at the scene and charged with domestic violence second degree.
City constable arrested amid spike in domestic violence incidents in East Baton Rouge
https://www.wbrz.com/news/city-constable-arrested-amid-spike-in-domestic-violence-incidents-in-east-baton-rouge/
BATON ROUGE – A city constable was placed on leave after a domestic violence arrest....the arrest of Colby Dewayne Burns. Burns, 31, was booked into jail late Saturday morning on domestic abuse battery and child endangerment charges. Burns’ one-time fiancée...
Reno Police officer put on paid leave after being jailed for domestic violence charge
https://thisisreno.com/2021/11/reno-police-officer-put-on-paid-leave-after-being-jailed-for-domestic-violence/
A Reno Police community services officer was jailed for domestic battery charge in August, and a temporary protective order (TPO) was filed soon after. The TPO application alleged a history of domestic violence — an incident around 2005 and again in 2011. Sparks Police arrested Mark Greenwell after it was alleged he grabbed a woman’s hair, yanked her head and called the victim a bitch and a whore. “I thought he was so out of control that he might get one of his guns and kill me,” the victim wrote in the arrest report. “He is very angry, violent [and] out of control. I’m afraid for my safety every day.”...
Former Northern Territory police officer found not guilty of domestic violence related offences
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-02/nt-police-officer-chris-tencate-not-guilty/100588654
Former Northern Territory police officer Chris Tencate has been found not guilty of aggravated assault and unlawfully using a weapon following two days of hearings at the Alice Springs Local Court....
Erie police corporal convicted of assaulting wife, faces loss of job; wife at odds with DA
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/12/domestic-violence-erie-police-corporal-justin-griffith-convicted-assaulting-wife/6367585001/
An Erie police corporal has been convicted of physically assaulting his wife... The officer, Justin W. Griffith, 40, on the police force since 2008 and suspended since his arrest, now faces the loss of his job for being found guilty on Friday. He was convicted of repeatedly striking his wife in the face and biting her in the face during a fight at their house in Millcreek Township early in the morning of Feb. 13, while Griffith was off duty...Griffith admitted that he struck his wife...caused her face to swell and her lip to bleed....
Woman Sues for Damages for Alleged Domestic Abuse Involving Centralia Police Officer
https://www.chronline.com/stories/woman-sues-for-damages-for-alleged-domestic-abuse-involving-centralia-police-officer,278176?
A Lewis County woman has formally sued a Centralia Police Department sergeant and his supervisors, along with a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office detective and his supervisors, for damages after she allegedly sufferThe claimant, Erin McPeak, has accused Sgt. Corey Butcher of the Centralia Police Department of sexually and emotionally abusing her from June 2019 to October 2020. Additionally, she accuses Special Services Bureau Chief Kevin Engelbertson of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Rob Snaza, Centralia Police Chief Stacy Denham, the City of Centralia and Lewis County of negligence for allegedly failing to properly investigate and take action against Butcher after McPeak reported the abuse to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office in November 2020.
Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer previously confirmed that the sheriff’s office did send the results of their investigation to the prosecutor’s office for review, but the prosecutor’s office did not find probable cause within the investigation material to file criminal charges against Butcher.ed physical and emotional injuries from an abusive relationship with the sergeant....
South Berwick police charge Portsmouth, N.H. officer with domestic violence
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/11/14/portsmouth-n-h-police-officer-arrested-in-maine-on-domestic-assault-charge/
Portsmouth police officer Todd Goodwin has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest Thursday. South Berwick’s police chief confirmed Sunday evening that a Portsmouth, New Hampshire police officer who lives in the town is facing domestic violence charges...“They’re serious allegations,” Newport told the Associated Press. “It’s an unfortunate situation, not only to the victim but also to our department. It’s a representation of our police officers and our department, and we are waiting for the pending investigation to find out further details.”
Alaska State Trooper arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2021/11/15/alaska-state-trooper-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
An Anchorage-based Alaska State Trooper was arrested Monday in Wasilla on multiple charges of felony domestic violence assault. Garrett Willis, 40, is accused of assaulting three adult victims...domestic violence in the Wasilla area, he said. An investigation by the Wasilla Police Department identified several previous incidents of domestic violence against two additional victims...Willis was arrested Monday on two charges of second-degree assault and three counts each of third- and fourth-degree assault. Five of the charges are felonies. Willis is the second trooper to be arrested in the past two months. Soldotna-based trooper Benjamin Strachan was arrested in October on seven charges of sexual abuse of a minor. Willis is an investigator for the troopers who recently worked on a federal task force, Barlow said. He has been with the troopers since 2003...
Arbitration begins for firefighter suspended indefinitely following domestic violence allegation
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Arbitration-begins-for-firefighter-suspended-16623515.php
A San Antonio firefighter who was suspended indefinitely following allegations that he picked up his wife by her neck then threw her to the ground appeared before an arbitrator Monday seeking reinstatement. Firefighter Christopher White was issued an indefinite suspension in February...
Fired OKC Officer Acquitted Of Domestic Abuse Charges Back In Jail
https://www.news9.com/story/6193ef01e78b3d0c095a9a00/fired-okc-officer-acquitted-of-domestic-abuse-charges-back-in-jail
A fired Oklahoma City police officer was arrested on Tuesday for crimes he went to trial for and was acquitted on less than two weeks ago. Police arrested Luis Maldonado, 44, at the City Rescue Mission in downtown Oklahoma City. Maldonado's girlfriend claimed he raped and strangled her in her home....“He is very good at manipulating,” said Stephanie Reid, former girlfriend....Maldonado was charged with seven crimes including domestic abuse and sexual assault. He took the stand and admitted he physically assaulted Reid....According to an arrest warrant, Maldonado is accused of raping his girlfriend last week and attempting to strangle her for not giving him her car keys. The woman claimed Maldonado threatened and said, "I already got off with it once, don't think I can't again." She told police he said he would get a gun and shoot her if she spoke to police and to not tell her daughter....
MSP: State trooper arrested for domestic violence incident
https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/msp-state-trooper-arrested-domestic-violence-incident/ORZ5Q4AG2NBELJPNETIWHEW4YE/
BOSTON — A sworn-in member of the Massachusetts State Police Department has been arrested following an investigation into a prior domestic violence incident.
State police arrested 27-year-old Jordan Cavaco of Brockton on Wednesday on charges of domestic assault and battery, strangulation, and kidnapping....
Purdue professor arrested for domestic violence, placed on leave
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/purdue-professor-on-paid-administrative-leave-after-arrest-for-domestic-violence-john-froiland-indiana-cage/531-02c51133-f966-457d-a9df-a947a1144def
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University professor is accused of domestic violence against his wife and a 10-year-old boy in their West Lafayette home. The university has removed John Froiland, a Ph.D. in school psychology, from teaching classes at Purdue.... A boy was allegedly locked inside a dog crate while John Froiland broke the wooden leg off a chair and hit his wife, according to police.... Froiland joined the College of Education in 2017. His research includes parental involvement in school, teacher-student relationships, and positive psychology interventions. Froiland is listed as a Positive Education and Organizational Consultant.
New Jersey Attorney Suspended Over Domestic Violence Conviction: Did Discipline Fit the ...
https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2021/11/17/new-jersey-attorney-suspended-over-domestic-violence-conviction-did-discipline-fit-the-crime/
Defense counsel in the disciplinary case Alan Zegas of Summit said the six-month suspension was not consistent with prior case law concerning lawyers found guilty of assault. ... He was convicted of one count of third-degree aggravated assault under the state's domestic violence law after a parking-lot altercation that left ...
Hood River officer indicted on multiple domestic violence charges
https://katu.com/news/local/hood-river-officer-indicted-on-multiple-domestic-violence-charges
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — A Hood River police officer was indicted on several domestic violence-related charges in August of this year. Documents from the Circut Court in Hood River County show that Michael Ray Martin was indicted on August 27, 2021....Martin faces several counts of fourth-degree assault and harassment, as well as charges of strangulation and menacing....
Retired NYPD detective opens up about domestic abuse
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/11/16/after-decades-of-silence--retired-nypd-detective-opens-up-about-domestic-abuse
‘I was shot 10 times,’”...The shooting in Suffolk County on Long Island made headlines because her boyfriend had a badge. Alex Irvin had flashed it many times to cops who responded to her frantic 911 calls, but this time was different. The CO left his girlfriend for dead....She was also five months pregnant....The baby, a boy, died two hours later....
Penn. Republican isn't the only candidate answering for domestic violence or sexual harassment allegations
https://www.rawstory.com/republican-domestic-violence-allegations/
Sean Parnell suspended his U.S. Senate campaign after his wife successfully got custody of their children. She testified that he had strangled her once so hard that she had to bite his hand. He also reportedly hit one of their children so hard that it left welts on the child's body. But Parnell isn't the only Republican running for office that has a history of domestic violence, sexual assault or other ugly allegations....
A Milwaukee police detective has been charged with misconduct in public office after her son was charged in a domestic violence case
https://news.yahoo.com/milwaukee-police-detective-charged-misconduct-225945090.html
A Milwaukee police detective has been charged with misconduct in public offense after allegedly feeding information about a domestic violence investigation to the suspect – her 22-year-old son....Detective Freedom Mustafa attempted to persuade the victim not to pursue charges against her son and helped him contact the victim directly while he was barred from doing so...Mustafa, 48, has been with the Milwaukee Police Department since 2008 and was promoted to detective in September while an internal investigation into her conduct was active. She was paid more than $94,000 in 2020.
Misconduct in public offense is a felony with a maximum penalty of three and a half years in prison. Mustafa also faces misdemeanor counts of contact after a domestic abuse arrest and intimidating a victim. Her son, Zhahir Mustafa, faces three felonies – including substantial battery and child abuse – and six misdemeanor charges stemming from separate incidents in January and August 2021 involving the mother of his child.... Zhahir Mustafa brutalized the victim...He hit her in the head with a closed and open hand; squeezed her stomach; choked her; threw a lighter at her head, causing a laceration; struck her in an area where she suffered a gunshot wound the year before; and at one point removed her from the car and stomped on her head. The victim was hospitalized for her injuries, which included a fracture in her spine and a concussion. She was unable to walk when police spoke to her....The victim was hospitalized with a lacerated liver and visible bruises and swelling to her head, neck, shoulders, back and arms....
Police reporting can undermine domestic violence victims, language analysis shows
https://theconversation.com/police-reporting-can-undermine-domestic-violence-victims-language-analysis-shows-170931
As police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced for the murder of Sarah Everard, North Yorkshire Police Commissioner Philip Allott said women “need to be streetwise about when they can be arrested and when they can’t be arrested”....
Head Constable booked for domestic violence
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/head-constable-booked-for-domestic-violence/article37666432.ece
A complaint against a Head Constable attached to the Tiruvarur Town Police Station has been lodged by his wife under the Domestic Violence Act. . According to police, the Head Constable, Paulraj, 40, of Gaujia Nagar, Pulivalam near Tiruvarur town, who was married to Gudiya, 35, for a decade had dealt her blows after an argument arose, earlier this month. Gudiya was admitted with injuries at Thiruvarur Government Medical College Hospital by her relatives. Subsequently, a case under the Domestic Violence Act was lodged against Paulraj at Tiruarur Taluk Police Station. On his part, the Head Constable filed a counter-complaint claiming that Gudiya, her brother and her blood relatives had attacked him....
Silence as senator remembers killed cousin
https://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/7525484/silence-as-senator-remembers-killed-cousin/?cs=12
A sombre senator has reflected on her cousin who was murdered from domestic violence, prompting the chamber into a minute's silence. Greens senator Lidia Thorpe said her cousin was killed and left dead on the front lawn of her mothers house. "(She) was carried by her perpetrator and dumped on the front lawn of her mother's house," Senator Thorpe said. "Because there was substance abuse involved in that family, the police response was that they were drunks and no one was held accountable. "Women in our family who have been murdered had no justice because they were not important enough for investigations to happen."...
Orange County deputy charged with battery in domestic abuse incident, sheriff’s office says
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orange-county-deputy-arrested-domestic-violence-20211125-emjvxuglgrhehgsannkbu4bgvm-story.html
An Orange County deputy is facing a battery charge for a domestic abuse incident involving his ex-girlfriend...Deputy Marcus Ghent, 28, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating the...“grabbed her braided hair with a fist” and slammed her head against the vehicle...The woman went to AdventHealth Lake Mary Emergency Room... Sheriff John Mina said the charge is a “very serious criminal allegation”...
Prosecutor: Oakland County probate judge charged with domestic assault
County’s chief probate judge accused of assaulting boyfriend
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/11/25/prosecutor-oakland-county-judge-charged-with-domestic-assault/
Oakland County's chief probate judge, Kathleen Ryan, has been charged with one count of domestic assault and battery on Nov. 25, 2021. Hon. Kathleen Ann Ryan was arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend Wednesday night. Judge Ryan was charged Thursday with one count of domestic assault and battery, officials said. She has reportedly been released on a personal bond....
City pledges 'prompt and proper resolution' over fate of convicted Erie police officer's job
https://news.yahoo.com/city-pledges-prompt-proper-resolution-134800379.html
Two weeks after an Erie police corporal was convicted of physically assaulting his wife...The corporal, Justin W. Griffith, convicted Nov. 12...As the Erie police have confirmed, the law prohibits possession of a firearm for anyone convicted in any court of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,"...Such a conviction for domestic violence also disqualifies a police officer for certification in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Municipal Officers' Education and Training Commission....domestic violence for....Griffith was found guilty of repeatedly striking his wife in the face and biting her in the face at their residence in Millcreek Township around 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 13, while Griffith was off duty....
Aurora police officer arrested for alleged domestic violence
https://kdvr.com/news/local/aurora-police-officer-arrested-on-alleged-domestic-violence/
DENVER (KDVR) — An Aurora Police officer was arrested for alleged domestic violence by the Denver Police Department on Nov. 22,... Julie Stahnke, 45 is accused of pushing, grabbing and spitting on another woman at a residence in Denver. ...
Newly-elected Pasco school official has 2 domestic violence convictions. Can he still serve?
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/education/article255871336.html
A newly-elected Pasco School Board member who campaigned on the need for more moral and ethical public officials has two domestic violence convictions. But Stephen Asay Simmons’ convictions for fourth-degree assault — including one that involved a 2-year-old — don’t prevent him from serving on the board. Simmons, a preventive maintenance planner at the Hanford nuclear site, told the Herald that he has learned a lot about conflict resolution and relationships in the past seven years....
Fired police officer's personnel file reveals domestic violence allegations
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2021/12/06/jack-montesanto-fired-geneva-ny-police-officer-misconduct-records/6051919001/
Jack Montesanto was fired from the Geneva Police Department in late September... Montesanto strangled the woman while she was in the booking area of police headquarters. He applied force to her neck and "intentionally" impeded breathing or blood circulation for about five seconds. An open records request into a fired police officer's disciplinary file revealed at least three other instances where he was disciplined for domestic violence allegations, insubordination, and unprofessional behavior. Those records were only accessible as the result of legislative reform that placed the files within the scope of New York's Freedom of Information laws. Montesanto was convicted by a Geneva City Court jury in late September of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation...
Ex-Coast deputy sentenced in domestic violence case. He won’t serve time or have a record.
https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article256382362.html
Former Hancock County sheriff’s deputy Colin Freeman pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, identified in an incident report as another sheriff’s employee...Judge Necaise sentenced Freeman to six months probation...In addition, the judge fined Freeman $250, ordered him to pay court costs, and attend and complete an 18-week domestic violence intervention program.
Upon completing his sentence, prosecutor Olen Anderson said the conviction would be non-adjudicated, meaning Freeman will not have a record for a misdemeanor conviction...
Myrtle Beach attorney Ralph Wilson Jr. takes plea deal in domestic violence case
https://www.myhorrynews.com/news/crime/horry-county-attorney-ralph-wilson-jr-pleads-no-contest-to-simple-assault/article_c587b3a8-577a-11ec-954f-3bd00602c42c.html
Horry County attorney Ralph James Wilson Jr. on Monday cut a deal to plead no contest to assault, third degree, instead of going to trial over the domestic violence charge for which he was indicted earlier this year. The deal means Wilson Jr. would accept a punishment without admitting guilt. He was accused of assaulting his wife, Jessica Wilson, at their home in Myrtle Beach. Judge R. Kirk Griffin sentenced him to 30 days in jail for the misdemeanor assault charge and suspended the sentence in favor of a $500 fine that Wilson must pay by the end of the month. According to an arrest warrant for degree domestic violence, Wilson Jr. on Jan. 24 hit his wife “in the back of the head and face several times. He poured water on the victim and placed a pillow over her nose and mouth which impeded her air flow and had the substantial likelihood of causing moderate bodily or even severe bodily injury. The defendant also took the victim’s cell phone and threw it into the backyard, which took away her access to call for help.” ...
Mass. State Police Trooper Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-state-police-trooper-charged-with-domestic-assault-and-battery/2585589/
A Massachusetts State Police trooper was charged with domestic assault and battery this weekend, officials said. Trooper David Allen was charged Sunday, a state police spokesman said. He didn't share further information about the incident beyond that it was reported by a 911 call from a victim....
Ozark Police Officer on administrative leave after domestic violence situation
https://www.wtvy.com/2021/12/10/ozark-police-officer-administrative-leave-after-domestic-violence-situation/
OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) - An Ozark officer has been arrested on domestic violence charges...Police say that a juvenile had been assaulted by the step-father. 38-year-old Roscoe Eudon Tidwell was arrested on for domestic violence and placed in the Dale County Jail. Tidwell is employed through the City of Ozark as a police officer and has since been placed on administrative leave pending further investigations.
Partner of a soldier, in Missouri, sentenced to almost 6 years in prison without parole for domestic violence
https://www.kttn.com/1partner-of-a-soldier-in-missouri-sentenced-to-almost-6-years-in-prison-without-parole-for-domestic-violence/
The domestic partner of a soldier stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court for strangling and assaulting her in their home.
Kevin Levon Bonner, 33, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Wednesday, Dec. 8, to five years and 11 months in federal prison without parole.
On June 21, 2021, Bonner pleaded guilty to one count of assault of an intimate partner or spouse by strangulation or suffocation, and one count of domestic violence. Bonner admitted that he choked the victim, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, and an intimate partner with whom he shared a residence in Fort Leonard Wood, to the point of unconsciousness...
MP to campaign for domestic abuse victims after rape ruling against ex-husband
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/andrew-griffiths-conservative-high-court-burton-staffordshire-b1973890.html
A Conservative MP found to have been raped by her politician ex-husband says she will campaign for victims of domestic violence. Kate Griffiths, MP for Burton in Staffordshire waived her legal right to anonymity in a bid to help journalists reveal a family court judge’s findings about Andrew Griffiths at a private hearing....“When I stood for election as member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter, I promised I would be a voice for those who have been victims of domestic abuse....Mr Griffiths denied her allegations and “adamantly denied” rape. But Judge Williscroft found on the balance of probabilities that Mr Griffiths had raped Ms Griffiths, pressured her into sexual activity, and used “coercive and controlling behaviour”. Mr Griffiths used to be the MP for Burton and the minister for small business, and once worked as Theresa May’s chief of staff. He resigned in July 2018 after a Sunday newspaper reported that he had sent “depraved” messages to two constituents....
Tyner led Prosecutor’s Office harassment of victim, suit claims
https://breakingac.com/2021/12/tyner-led-prosecutors-office-harassment-of-victim-suit-claims/
The former Atlantic County prosecutor used his position to target a domestic violence victim and help those he was politically and personally connected to, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. It names former Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner, his First Assistant Prosecutor Cary Shill and office spokeswoman Donna Weaver. BreakingAC is not identifying the victim due to the nature of the charges. The suit names him only as John Doe. Tyner has a history with the victim, and is close friends with Hargrove’s father, Bishop Robert Hargrove II of Cathedral Grace Family Church in Atlantic City....
The harassment allegedly continued with Anthony Hargrove, including him twice putting out lists of men he slept with in an attempt to intimidate his victim, the suit claims.
“At this cookout, Weaver was upset because Plaintiff was at the cookout and when Plaintiff declined to leave after Weaver became upset at him, she then began screaming that she hated him, Tyner hated him, and the ACPO hated him and that she was ‘going to get’ Plaintiff,” the suit claims. Weaver also “disclosed that Plaintiff had HIV and they were going to make sure that Hargrove ‘got off,’ and then yelled some other things at him.”...“John Doe’s complaint is not isolated, as there are a number of other claims that are similar,” Doe’s attorney said. Douglas recently settled a $1.5 million lawsuit against Tyner on behalf of three women who previously worked for him. Diane Ruberton, Heather McManus and Donna Fetzer claimed Tyner created a culture of sexism and fear in the office. He allegedly fired Ruberton — who served as acting prosecutor before Tyner’s appointment — for questioning his tactics. Douglas said Tyner illustrates what is wrong with qualified immunity, which grants government officials certain protections from civil suits. Instead, Douglas noted, taxpayers are stuck paying the bill. “It’s OPM syndrome: other people’s money,” she said. “Both state and federal officials must be held accountable in court when they violate the law and harm those they’re supposed to protect.” The suit lists seven counts, including malicious prosecution, abuse of process, malicious use of process, and several rights violations....
A Florida attorney accused of domestic violence before reprimand for 2019 domestic violence
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article256762757.html
A St. Petersburg attorney got a public reprimand this month from the state Supreme Court over a 2019 domestic violence incident with his then-wife... Gregory Hoag was arrested on a domestic violence charge involving his current girlfriend. It’s his third domestic violence arrest....
Tampa police officer arrested following 'domestic-related' incident
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/tampa-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence/67-c48b999c-31c1-4916-b1a2-2bde2b7260d3
TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa police officer has been placed on administrative leave following a domestic-related incident...Cpl. John Simpkins was arrested and charged with battery in connection to a domestic-related incident that happened on Dec. 23 ...
Lorain Councilman Cory Shawver facing domestic violence charge
https://www.morningjournal.com/2021/12/28/mje-l-councilman/
Lorain Seventh Ward City Councilman Cory Shawver is facing a domestic violence charge stemming from an incident in mid-December. A visiting judge viewed the allegations Dec. 28 and found probable cause that Shawver was the physical aggressor, which is a misdemeanor, authorities said. An arrest warrant was issued for Shawver and he turned himself in to the Lorain County Jail.
Memphis Police officer charged with domestic assault
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/mpd-officer-charged-with-domestic-assault-larry-matthews-iii-false-imprisonment/522-a5f3df66-4ed1-466f-b6e3-babd66eec3f3
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — According to Memphis Police, there was a domestic violence altercation involving off-duty officer Larry Matthews, III. He was listed as a suspect and on Wednesday, December 29th, a warrant was issued charging Matthews with Domestic Assault-Bodily Harm and False Imprisonment....
Lobbyist and former Baton Rouge Bar Association president arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_2a63a4d0-6a63-11ec-b52b-fbed41b18027.html
Kevin Hayes, a well-known Baton Rouge lobbyist and former president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, was arrested after he hit a woman in the face and beat up her son, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reported Friday.
Columbia High teacher arrested after allegedly threatening to cut off victim’s arms
https://www.wcjb.com/2021/12/30/columbia-high-teacher-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-cut-off-victims-arms/
LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - A Columbia High School teacher is behind bars on domestic violence charges. Sheriff’s deputies say 44-year-old Chester Norcross was causing a disturbance and threatening violence against people. Deputies say one of the victims told them that he threatened to cut the “fat arms” off one of the victim’s bodies. He’s being held on misdemeanor simple assault-domestic battery charges. Norcross is an art teacher at Columbia High School.
SC finishes 2021 above average in police officers charged with violence against women
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article256939362.html
Thirteen South Carolina law enforcement officers were accused of committing violent crimes against women in 2021....the previous 10 years, an average of nine officers were accused each year of committing similar crimes....were against a spouse or romantic partner. Abuse survivor advocates and a police policy specialist said the average number of attacks is likely low and doesn’t given an accurate picture of the amount of violence because victims don’t always report abuse, fearing further abuse. Of the 13 officers charged in 2021, eight were accused of domestic violence. Other charges included rape and kidnapping.... more violence is likely happening than is reported....Victims may not want to go forward with charges to protect themselves or their children.
“Arraigned before who?” “Dave law, Travis Reeds, or you know, Rob Bondy, which one? I used to own a building with Travis Reeds. Dave Law I went to law school and high school with. Rob Bondy is a great friend of mine. I’m not dropping names, but this is absurd.”
Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan charged with one count of domestic assault and battery.
Erie police corporal resigns following conviction for domestic violence
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Erie police corporal resigns following conviction in domestic violence case; sentencing next. Police officer, Justin Griffith, found guilty in ...
Former Indian River deputy completes diversion program; domestic violence charge dropped
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2022/01/12/domestic-violence-charge-dropped-against-former-indian-river-deputy/9184297002/
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A former Indian River County Jail corporal completed a court diversion program to have a domestic violence charge dropped against him, according to court records. Christopher Eric Swindell, 37, was fired by the Sheriff's Office on May 9, hours after he was charged by Port St. Lucie police for the offense....Swindell said he attended 26 sessions of a batterers intervention course to complete the diversion program. The court-sanctioned diversion programs allow participants to have a misdemeanor charge dropped...
SAPD officer arrested, accused of striking woman in face during domestic dispute
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/01/13/sapd-officer-arrested-accused-of-striking-woman-in-face-during-domestic-dispute/
Officer Christian Harris, 28, was arrested just before 3 a.m. after Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an assault call, according to an SAPD media release....Harris has worked for SAPD since 2016...
Judge sentences former Fresno City Council assistant convicted of domestic violence
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article257327602.html
Daniel Gai, the former Fresno City Council staff member convicted of domestic violence charges, was sentenced to four years of probation, Judge Jeffrey Hamilton ruled Friday.
The 44-year-old Gai was facing up to 11 years in prison for pleading no contest to one count of committing corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, three counts of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, and one count of child endangerment.
Hamilton also found Gail guilty on two counts of felony criminal threats.
But the judge opted against prison. He agreed to probation...
Alabama mayor arrested for domestic violence in Orange Beach
https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/alabama-mayor-arrested-for-domestic-violence-in-orange-beach.html
John Randal Hammock, 47, is being held without bond in the Baldwin County Jail, according to jail records. He was booked into the jail at 10:54 a.m. He has been charged with domestic violence - strangulation.... Police found probable cause to believe he “committed an act of felony domestic violence.” He was arrested without incident.
WF Assistant City Administrator arrested for domestic violence
https://www.valleynewslive.com/2022/01/16/wf-assistant-city-administrator-arrested-domestic-violence/
West Fargo Assistant City Administrator Tim Solberg was arrested on aggravated domestic violence charges, as well as preventing arrest.... Fargo Police officers were on the scene for nearly four hours.... The victim was later treated at a local hospital....Law enforcement also says while officers were attempting to arrest Solberg, he became uncooperative and resisted.
Abuse allegations mount against South King County politician charged with domestic violence
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/abuse-allegations-grow-against-south-king-county-politician-charged-with-domestic-violence/
A South King County politician currently charged with domestic violence against his partner is now being accused of physical and emotional abuse by two former partners...
Police arrested Des Moines City Councilmember Anthony Martinelli in October, and a prosecutor charged him with six misdemeanor counts of domestic violence. The case is based on a series of Facebook messages that Martinelli’s current partner allegedly sent to her mother, who eventually called the police. In the messages, which detail alleged incidents over eight months, the partner allegedly told her mother that Martinelli shoved her while she was holding their child, hit her in the face and stomach, threatened to kill her and stopped her from calling 911, and threatened to slit her throat....
Winter Park police chief accused of domestic violence bonds out of jail
https://www.wesh.com/article/winter-park-police-chief-arrested/38822657#
WINTER PARK, Fla. — The Winter Park police Chief Michael Deal has been released on bond after he was arrested on domestic violence charges....
58. VCSO deputy arrested on domestic violence charges involving fellow deputy, his girlfriend
https://www.headlinesurfer.com/content/58-vcso-deputy-arrested-domestic-violence-charges-involving-fellow-deputy-his-girlfriend
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- A Volusia deputy arrested back in early September on domestic violence charges after an assault on his girlfriend...VCSO Deputy Austin Rosa, 24, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, and battery in the incident, which began in the early morning hours of Sept. 4,...
Charlotte Fire captain accused of assaulting wife, teen son in domestic violence arrest
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/01/20/charlotte-fire-captain-accused-assaulting-wife-teen-son-domestic-violence-arrest/
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte Fire captain was arrested Wednesday as he is accused of assaulting his wife and his 17-year-old son in a domestic violence situation.
CMPD officers arrested and charged Vincent Wolfe with assault on a female and assault on a minor....
Officer arrested in new domestic violence incident
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1175950/officer-arrested-in-new-domestic-violence-incident/
Α 31-year-old police officer was arrested on Friday in the district of Neos Kosmos, south of the center of Athens, for beating his wife....
Lee Bettis domestic violence charge dismissed in Craven County Court
https://www.newbernsj.com/story/news/2022/01/22/lee-bettis-domestic-violence-charge-dismissed-craven-county-court/6578600001/
A charge of assault on a female was dismissed against Lee Bettis, former mayor of New Bern, this week. A domestic violence charge against the former New Bern mayor was dismissed this week...Defense attorney Lee Bettis Jr., 57, was arrested Oct. 9 on a charge of assault on a female. His wife, Kelly Marie McNeil, is listed in court records as the victim....An attempt to contact McNeil was unsuccessful. "Kelly wants to be left alone," Bettis said. "We have no faith in the open air sewer that is the media."
The US military has a problem with domestic violence. A culture of sexism and secrecy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/us-military-domestic-violence/100765484
Keith Lewis threatened his wife Sarah Lewis ... The neighbour then described seeing Keith shoot his wife as she tried to hide behind a car. When police arrived, Keith, a 31-year-old combat medic stationed at the nearby Fort Bragg army base,...
Sarah, who served in the US Air Force before having two children in a previous marriage.
In October 2016, Keith was arrested for threatening her with a handgun, according to police....
Walker Police Captain arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.wbrz.com/news/walker-police-lieutenant-arrested-for-domestic-violence-related-charges/
WALKER - A high-ranking member of the Walker Police Department was arrested on a domestic violence charge early Sunday morning, according to authorities... Captain Chris Dufour was arrested Sunday. Sharp said Dufour has "been relieved of duty, pending a satisfactory disposition of the charge."...
Ex-Erie police corporal gets 30 days to year in jail for domestic violence; sentence in high range
https://www.goerie.com/story/news/crime/2022/01/24/ex-erie-police-corporal-sentenced-prison-domestic-violence-case-justin-griffith-daniel-brabender/6613278001/
When he was an Erie police corporal, Justin Griffith was convicted in November of physically assaulting his wife during a domestic dispute... A former Erie police corporal has lost his freedom as well as his career for his conviction for repeatedly striking his wife in the face and biting her in the face during a domestic dispute in February. Justin W. Griffith, who had been on the police force since 2008 and resigned after he was found guilty at trial in November, was sentenced to 30 days to a year in the Erie County Prison on Monday....
Silverthorne police sergeant arrested on several domestic violence charges, child abuse charge
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/silverthorne-police-sergeant-arrested-on-several-domestic-violence-charges-child-abuse-charge
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — A Silverthorne police sergeant has been arrested on several domestic violence charges and a child abuse charge... Involving Sergeant Joel Victor Ponedel, 37, of Evergreen.... He has been charged with stalking, wiretapping, third-degree assault and harassment, all of which are designated as acts of domestic violence, according to the Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office. He was also charged with child abuse - non-injury.
Murder of Hillsborough County deputy sparks talk of domestic violence, mental health stigma
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-county-deputy-abigail-bieber-procession-mental-health/67-ff6b6f35-85db-4c43-9a49-fcaab5bcee14
TAMPA, Fla. — The murder of Hillsborough County Deputy Abigail Bieber, a 30-year-old law enforcement officer....Bieber was found shot to death Saturday in a St. Augustine vacation home, according to the sheriff's office. Her co-worker is believed to have shot her before killing himself, according to investigators. Both are said to have been in a romantic relationship...."Domestic violence is everyone’s business," Julie Weintraub, founder and CEO of Hands Across the Bay. Weintraub said it's important for people to intervene if they notice red flags or suspect domestic violence. Early intervention could be what leads to saving someone's life....
The Nassau County DA will prosecute domestic violence charges against a Suffolk County legislator
https://www.wshu.org/long-island-news/2022-02-02/the-nassau-county-da-will-prosecute-domestic-violence-charges-against-a-suffolk-county-legislator
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly's office is spearheading the prosecution of Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa for domestic violence-related charges... Caracappa was arrested at his Selden home in December 2020 after a domestic disturbance, and faces charges for criminal contempt in the first degree and criminal obstruction of breathing....
Ias Officer Accuses Ex-bureaucrat Hubby Of Domestic Violence https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ias-officer-accuses-ex-bureaucrat-hubby-of-domestic-violence/articleshow/89309891.cms
LUCKNOW: A woman IAS officer accused her husband, also a retired bureaucrat, of indulging in domestic violence for the last 32 years.
Breaking her silence, she approached the Gomtinagar police and lodged a report charging her husband of criminal breach of trust and forgery, among others.
The complainant said her husband often used to beat her and fraudulently took lakhs of rupees from her. She further alleged that her husband forged documents to grab a part in her property which she had purchased after taking loan.
“He got his name added in my bank account and later took all the documents like ATM card and cheque books. He also created three email accounts in my name, linked it to my salary account and carried out transactions. He also tampered with my insurance policy documents,” she alleged.
She claimed that her husband ignored corona safety protocol and passed on the infection to her after contracting Covid-19.
“My husband hid my medical test reports which ascertained that I had black fungus infection due to which I could not get proper treatment. While I was in the hospital, my husband withdrew over Rs 19 lakh which he invested in the share market,” she alleged.
The complainant said she was being subjected to cruelty since her marriage and her husband used to give her Rs 6,000 only for house expenses. “He used to beat me if I demanded more money,” she alleged.
“A probe is underway...
Peru PM denies domestic violence allegations as new crisis heats up
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-pm-denies-domestic-violence-allegations-new-crisis-heats-up-2022-02-03/
LIMA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Peru's new prime minister, Hector Valer, denied on Thursday that he had beat his daughter and late wife - the subject of two police complaints - as the country's third Cabinet in six months appeared to be on increasingly shaky ground.
"I am not an abuser, I am not someone who hits (others), I am not what the complaint at the police station says," Valer said...
Nassau DA To Handle Lawmaker's Domestic Violence Case: Report
https://patch.com/new-york/sachem/nassau-da-handle-lawmakers-domestic-violence-case-report
SELDEN, NY — Suffolk County Legis. Nicholas Caracappa's domestic violence-related charges will he handled by the office of Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly as a special prosecutor at the request of District Attorney Ray Tierney, Newsday reported.
Tierney recused his office from overseeing the case to avoid any appearance of "impropriety," in a court filing, citing his "personal relationship with [Caracappa], including having appeared together while campaigning during the recent election," the outlet reported. Caracappa was arrested at his home in December 2020, and was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and criminal obstruction of breathing, Suffolk police said. His attorney, Thomas Campagna, told Newsday the charges are related to a dispute with Caracappa's estranged wife, who he said falsely accused him of choking her, saying the allegation is "100 percent untrue."...
Hearing Delayed on Ex-Cop’s Bid to Toss Murder Conviction
https://news.wttw.com/2022/02/07/hearing-delayed-ex-cop-s-bid-toss-murder-conviction
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Monday delayed for three months a hearing on former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson’s request to toss out his murder conviction in the killing of his third wife after his attorney said he needed more time....
The judge’s decision keeps alive Peterson’s legal effort to vacate his 2012 conviction of first-degree murder in the 2004 slaying of Kathleen Savio. He was sentenced to 38 years in prison. Savio’s body was found in a dry bathtub in her home. Her death was originally ruled accidental, but after Peterson’s fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared in 2007, authorities reopened the investigation. Her body was exhumed and after a second autopsy, her death was classified as a homicide and Peterson was arrested.
Peterson is also a suspect in the disappearance of Stacy Peterson, who is presumed dead. Drew Peterson has not been charged in her disappearance. Peterson, who was a police sergeant in Bolingbrook...
State trooper arrested for domestic violence
https://www.americanpress.com/2022/02/05/state-trooper-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
An off-duty Louisiana State Police trooper was arrested early Saturday morning after his supervisors were notified of a domestic violence incident in Gonzales....the trooper, 28-year-old Garrett Yetman of Baton Rouge, has been employed with LSP since 2019 and was assigned to patrol at Troop A....
Villanueva Defends Hiring Law Firm in Deputy Reinstatement Attempt – Pasadena Now
https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/villanueva-defends-hiring-law-firm-in-deputy-reinstatement-attempt
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is defending his hiring of a private law firm in his failed attempt to reinstate a deputy fired over domestic violence allegations, despite the argument of county lawyers that the firm did not have a valid contract to be counsel for the sheriff....in the case involving former Deputy Caren Carl Mandoyan....Mandoyan was fired on September 14, 2016, by former Sheriff Jim McDonnell, amid allegations of domestic abuse, stalking, and spying on his ex-girlfriend, who was at the time also a deputy also working at the department, then lying about it....
Utica Councilman Delvin Moody Charged with Assault
https://wibx950.com/uticas-councilman-moody-domestic-violence-charge-is-absolutely-false/
Utica Common Council Member 26-year-old Delvin J. Moody was officially arrested and charged on Monday following an alleged domestic violence incident that was reported over the weekend. Utica Police charged the 5th Ward Councilma...the woman was treated for her injuries at a local hospital complaining of blurred vision....
Former Beloit officer pleaded guilty in domestic violence, animal mistreatment case
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/crime/former-beloit-officer-pleaded-guilty-in-domestic-violence-animal-mistreatment-case/article_ae94ba1a-89d4-11ec-8a84-37ff0d3d4560.html
JANESVILLE—A former Beloit police officer pleaded guilty to domestic violence and animal mistreatment charges during a hearing on Wednesday in Rock County Circuit Court. Michael J. Higuchi, 33, appeared via video conference before Branch 6 Judge John Wood and pleaded guilty to battery-domestic abuse and intentionally mistreating animals stemming from incidents in August and December of 2020. As part of a plea agreement, Wood did not issue a sentence and remanded Higuchi into a 14-month treatment program as part of Veterans Court before Rock County Branch 1 Judge Karl Hanson. The treatment court program would result in the charges that Higuchi pleaded guilty to on Wednesday being dismissed upon successful completion of the court program. If Higuchi does not complete the program as stipulated in the contract, he would face sentencing on the charges....
Investigation ongoing for Silverthorne police sergeant arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/crime/investigation-ongoing-for-silverthorne-police-sergeant-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
Silverthorne Police Department Sgt. Joel Victor Ponedel, 37, was arrested earlier this month on charges of stalking, wiretapping, third-degree assault and harassment related to a reported domestic violence incident in late November 2021....Ponedel’s wife believed him to be abusive...She told officers that she had previously tried approaching Ponedel about a divorce, to which he reportedly said, “The only way you’re going to get out of this marriage is by 6 feet under.”...Ponedel had hit her a couple of times in her face. She also said she’s had bruising on her right arm from when Ponedel grabbed her. She said he would typically only hit her in places that were covered by clothing so as not to draw attention...
State trooper released from jail on bond after domestic violence arrest
https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-trooper-released-from-jail-on-bond-after-domestic-violence-arrest
GONZALES - A state trooper was released from jail on a $350,000 bond after being arrested for a domestic violence incident over the weekend. Police say 28-year-old Garrett Yetman of Baton Rouge -- an employee of Louisiana State Police since 2019 -- was arrested...Yetman was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on charges of domestic abuse battery by strangulation and simple assault, according to police. He has since been released from jail on a $350,000 bond....
Domestic violence in France: When the perpetrator is a police officer
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220212-domestic-violence-in-france-when-the-perpetrator-is-a-police-officer
In late January, a 28-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her apartment in Paris. Her partner, a police officer who had previously been convicted on domestic abuse charges, the main suspect in the murder, has still not been found. While the search continues, many women’s rights groups are calling out a broken system. FRANCE 24 investigates what happens when a police officer is charged with domestic abuse....
There are no statistics to show how many police officers or gendarmes have been perpetrators of domestic violence in France. But in 2016, the National Federation of Women’s Solidarity recorded 115 phone calls to the national helpline (3919) by spouses of police officers or gendarmes who had been raped. A concerning number considering only 1,210 calls recorded the profession of the perpetrator that year, according to French newspaper Libération....
Wetumpka police officer arrested on drug, domestic violence charges in Montgomery
https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2022/02/wetumpka-police-officer-arrested-on-drug-domestic-violence-charges-in-montgomery.html
A Wetumpka police officer was arrested in Montgomery on drug and domestic violence charges. Jeffery Hall, 45, was taken into custody Friday after an incident the 8000 block of Faith Lane, said Montgomery police Lt. Raymond Carson. Hall is charged with manufacturing a controlled substance and third-degree domestic violence/third-degree assault. Latasha Hall, 40, was charged with third-degree domestic violence/harassment.
FLETC official charged with domestic violence in alleged incident with wife, girlfriend
https://news.yahoo.com/fletc-official-charged-domestic-violence-172800206.html
Feb. 12—Jack Bonner, deputy assistant director of training for U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement at FLETC, was arrested Sunday on one felony charge and four misdemeanors after allegedly assaulting his wife and his girlfriend, according to police.
Bonner was booked into the Glynn County Detention Center on Feb. 6 on charges of felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another, misdemeanor reckless conduct and misdemeanor simple battery.
Special Forces colonel arrested in 2020 for domestic violence could have his tab revoked
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-owen-ray-special-forces-tab/
1st Special Forces Command has initiated action to revoke the tab of retired Col. Owen Ray, according to an official within U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Ray, the former commander of 1st Special Forces Group, was arrested and charged with domestic violence and assault in 2020 after a two-hour standoff with police. At the time of his arrest, Ray was serving as the chief of staff of I Corps at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington...
Ex-Miami-Dade police lieutenant convicted of molesting young girls. Jury took 15 minutes
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article258261659.html
former Miami-Dade police lieutenant of molesting two young girls. Braulio Gonzalez was convicted of armed kidnapping and multiple counts of lewd and lascivious molestation.
Miami-Dade police first arrested Gonzalez in September 2018, after a girl who was known to him told a psychologist that he fondled her several times when she was between 8 and 10 years old. She also told a Florida Department of Children & Families interviewer that the first time Gonzalez fondled her, he pointed a gun at her head and threatened to kill a relative. Another girl also told investigators about her own molestation. Both testified at this week’s trial....He’d been allowed to keep his job despite multiple allegations that he’d repeatedly beaten and abused his former lovers, according to internal police files. Miami-Dade police cleared him of those allegations....
Alabama Campus Officer Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2022-03-07/alabama-campus-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A University of Alabama police officer was charged with domestic violence after allegedly breaking into the home of a woman he used to date and injuring her and another man who was inside. Randy Ford Sumner, 48, of Duncanville was arrested following the alleged break-in early Saturday, court records showed Monday. Sumner, armed with a handgun, went to the home of a woman he previously dated for three years and burst into the apartment...
Judge drops domestic violence charges against Suffolk County legislative majority leader
https://www.wshu.org/long-island-news/2022-03-08/judge-drops-domestic-violence-charges-against-suffolk-county-legislative-majority-leader
Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa
A judge has agreed to dismiss the domestic violence case against a Suffolk County legislator, if he can stay out of trouble. A judge dismissed the domestic violence case against Suffolk County Legislator Nick Caracappa on grounds that he obeys a one-year order of protection and stays out of legal trouble for a year. The deal was offered by the Nassau County District Attorney’s office, after Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney requested a special prosecutor. Caracappa was arrested at his Selden home in December 2020 — one month after he was elected to his legislative district seat. He pleaded not guilty to charges that he allegedly choked his estranged wife and violated an order of protection....
Louisiana lobbyist arrested for domestic violence faces restrictions
https://lailluminator.com/2022/03/10/louisiana-lobbyist-arrested-for-domestic-violence-faces-restrictions-questions-at-capitol/
A politically-connected Louisiana lobbyist who was arrested for domestic violence has been visiting the Capitol this week, even though one of his alleged victims works in the building and has a protective order in place against him. The circumstances have raised red flags for domestic violence prevention advocates who question why the accused man isn’t facing more restrictions inside the statehouse....
Kevin Hayes, who owns Hayes Strategic Solutions, has been a lobbyist at the state level since at least 2009 and previously worked as a staff attorney for the Louisiana Senate. He is the past president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association. His more prominent clients used to include the Louisiana Press Association and the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana, though they both dropped him after the arrest.
Hayes was booked with allegedly attacking his now estranged wife and 15-year-old stepson in their home on Dec. 30. He faces two misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse battery and up to six months in prison for each count if convicted. He goes to court over the charges on March 17.
The protective order bars Hayes from coming within 100 yards of the woman, but that restriction is complicated by the fact that Hayes and the woman both work in the state Capitol.
As a lobbyist, Hayes spends a lot of time talking to legislative staff and lawmakers in the building, especially during the annual lawmaking sessions like the one that starts next week. The woman is a state employee who works on one of the upper floors of the Capitol.....
A former cop convicted of domestic violence is keeping daughter from ex but judge refuses to enforce the law
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-family-court-parenting-order-judge-miller-1.6378854
Even though former police officer David Martin was on probation for domestic violence offences when he began withholding his daughter from his ex-wife, a Lethbridge judge has refused to enforce a court order. It's now been more than a year since Lisa Martin has seen her 10-year-old. "It's just an overwhelming feeling of loss," says Lisa.
In fact, David was facing charges of stalking, possession of a knife, death threats and criminal harassment when the judge awarded him 50/50 custody of their kids even though an emergency protection order was in place....
Suffolk Majority Leader Caracappa speaks up: There was ‘no violence’
https://tbrnewsmedia.com/suffolk-majority-leader-caracappa-speaks-up-there-was-no-violence/
Caracappa, who took over as majority leader of the county Legislature this year and is the son of the late county Legislator Rose Caracappa, remains under an order of protection for an additional 12 months, after which all charges will be dropped if he obeys the order and stays out of legal trouble....
San Jose politician sees nasty divorce battle resurface
https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-council-candidate-denies-decades-old-abuse-allegations/
San Jose Planning Commissioner and City Council candidate Rolando Bonilla is disputing allegations that have recently resurfaced regarding domestic violence and child support.
About 20 years ago, Bonilla’s ex-wife accused him of physical abuse during a custody battle for their son and claimed he failed to pay child support on different occasions, according to media reports....
80% of UK police accused of domestic abuse kept jobs, figures show
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/17/80-percent-of-uk-police-accused-of-domestic-abuse-kept-jobs-figures-show
Just 36 officers and staff accused of domestic abuse, 2.7% of cases, were dismissed. More than 1,000 police officers and staff accused of domestic abuse are still serving in law enforcement, new figures show. Eight out of 10 kept their jobs after the allegations were made, with a small fraction being disciplined or dismissed. Experts and campaigners said the figures were further evidence of problems in policing, not just in terms of misogyny in the ranks but in a failure of leadership to tackle wrongdoers.
A series of freedom of information requests by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism showed that 1,080 out of 1,319 police officers and staff who were reported for alleged domestic abuse during a three-year period were still working. Replies were received from 41 forces across the UK. Just 36 officers and staff, 2.7% of the total reported, were dismissed, while 203 either resigned or retired or left for other reasons....
Former Culture minister found guilty of domestic violence - Portugal Resident
https://www.portugalresident.com/former-culture-minister-found-guilty-of-domestic-violence/
Manuel Maria Carrilho must pay €46,000 in compensation or go to jail...former Culture Minister Manuel Maria Carrilho has been condemned to three years and nine months in jail for domestic violence against his former wife, one time gameshow hostess Bárbara Guimarães. Lisbon Appeal Court judges have told him he can stay out of jail if he pays Ms Guimarães €40,000 by way of compensation for the injuries and damages she has been put through, as well as making a donation of €6,000 to APAV, the Portuguese association of Victim Support....
Police: ‘I should have shot you in the face,’ Las Vegas corrections officer says after kicking girlfriend down stairs
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/police-i-should-have-shot-you-in-the-face-las-vegas-corrections-officer-says-after-kicking-girlfriend-down-stairs/
Girlfriend feared reporting officer boyfriend after he strangled her, police say
UPDATE: Christopher Wilson posted surety bond two days after this incident, and has since been released from the Clark County Detention Center. He is due back in court Apr. 13 at 8:30 a.m.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has released the arrest report of corrections officer Christopher Wilson, 36, who faces several domestic violence charges after strangling his girlfriend....
Ex-wife of Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens accuses him of domestic abuse
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/ex-wife-missouri-senate-candidate-eric-greitens-accuses-domestic-abuse-rcna20910
The ex-wife of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens alleged in court documents Monday that Greitens, a GOP Senate candidate, abused her and their young son while they were married, including knocking her down and confiscating her cellphone. In an affidavit for a custody case in Boone County, Missouri, Sheena Greitens said she was the victim of domestic violence while she was married to Eric Greitens for almost a decade.
“Prior to our divorce, during an argument in late April 2018, Eric knocked me down and confiscated my cell phone, wallet and keys so that I was unable to call for help or extricate myself and our children from our home," she said in the court filing, accusing her ex-husband, a former Navy SEAL, of "unstable and coercive behavior."...
DPS officer arrested on domestic violence charges, troopers say
https://www.wafb.com/2022/03/21/dps-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charges-troopers-say/
PRAIRIEVILLE, La. - This morning, Department of Public Safety supervisors were notified of a domestic violence incident involving an off-duty DPS Police Sergeant. The Sergeant, identified as 36-year-old Andrew Poe of Prairieville, has been employed with the Department of Public Safety Police since 2018.
Former Labor MP Craig Thomson arrested for alleged AVO breach hours after facing court
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-22/craig-thomson-pleads-guilty-to-dv-related-charges/100928574
Former federal Labor MP Craig Thomson has been arrested on the NSW Central Coast for allegedly breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO) just hours after pleading guilty to domestic violence-related charges in court....
Prichard Police Officer arrested again for domestic violence
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/prichard-police-officer-arrested-again-for-domestic-violence
PRICHARD, Ala. (WPMI) — The Mobile County Sheriff's Office arrested Markell Carter Tuesday. It's the fifth time the Prichard Police Officer has been booked into Mobile Metro Jail on domestic violence charges. The latest incident happened at his Chickasaw home. The victim says while he was on duty, Carter took her phone and began interrogating her. From there she says, things escalated quickly inside the home. "He pushed me up against the wall, and he started choking me. And he me in the air off my feet with one hand," said the victim. "Then he pulled his gun on me, put it up to my head and basically saying he was shoot me in my head and kill me." Records show three other women accused him of being violent. One stated he viciously beat her in 2019....
Chatsworth officer resigns after domestic violence charges
https://www.wdef.com/chatsworth-officer-resigns-after-domestic-violence-charges/
CHATSWORTH, Georgia (WDEF) – A northwest Georgia police officer has resigned after being arrest for a domestic violence case at his home. Cody Kintz was a Patrol Sergeant for the Chatsworth Police Department....
Gainesville officer fired following domestic violence arrest
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gainesville-cop-fired-following-domestic-violence-arrest/BNAUNBA2XFH6PCYJMREHCSSCPI/
A Gainesville police officer arrested this week on domestic-related charges was booted off the force, department officials announced Thursday. Collin Merritt was off duty Oct. 28 when he pointed a gun at his wife during a domestic disturbance at their residence, according to an arrest warrant....
Brevard deputy charged with domestic violence
https://www.wesh.com/article/brevard-deputy-domestic-violence/39678466#
A Brevard County sheriff’s deputy is out of a job as he faces a battery domestic violence charge. Deputies arrested Tyler Morra Thursday night after they were called to his home regarding a disturbance. According to the sheriff’s office, Morra struck his girlfriend during an argument. She had visible injuries that appeared to be from the blow, deputies said. Morra was arrested without incident....
Nye County Sheriff’s deputy arrested for domestic violence
https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/04/09/nye-county-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-domestic-violence/
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Nye County Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested one of its own deputies for domestic violence....deputies arrested Joshua Weaver, a deputy for the department...Authorities said he violated a domestic violence temporary protection order.
UC Merced officer arrested for domestic violence, stalking ex-girlfriend, police say
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/uc-merced-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-stalking-ex-girlfriend-police-say/
MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A UC Merced officer was arrested for domestic violence and stalking his ex-girlfriend... Israel Garcia, who works as an officer for the UC Merced Police Department, was arrested after his ex-girlfriend reported to law enforcement that he had sexually and physically assaulted her and had been stalking her since their relationship ended last month...they found a GPS tracking device hidden inside Garcia’s ex-girlfriend’s car.
Well-known Oregon attorney gets probation in domestic violence case
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/04/well-known-oregon-attorney-gets-probation-in-domestic-violence-case.html
A prominent civil attorney was sentenced Tuesday to probation more than two years after he was charged with strangling and assaulting a woman in what authorities said were acts of domestic violence. Christopher R. Best of Wilsonville pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment in Clackamas County Circuit Court and received three years of probation.
Exclusive: Tri-City judge’s ex-wife alleges abuse. She kept quiet for decades, documents say
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article260342715.html
A Tri-Cities judge’s trial for domestic violence assault charges has been delayed. Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge Sam Swanberg was scheduled Tuesday for a pretrial hearing on two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence assault against his ex-wife. His trial was set to begin this month.... Separately in Benton County, a 1-year protection order is already in place to prevent Swanberg from contacting his ex-girlfriend, who says he harassed her after their breakup last year.... The charges in court Tuesday stemmed from a citation issued directly by Franklin County sheriff’s detectives following their investigation into a confrontation in February 2021 at Barnard’s home just outside Pasco.
On Tuesday, Swanberg’s attorney said the judge’s defense at trial will be that he was acting in self-defense....
Vice president of ESPN Louisville pleads guilty to charge in domestic violence incident
https://www.wlky.com/article/vice-president-espn-louisville-pleads-guilty-domestic-violence/39705160
The vice president of ESPN Louisville will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to an amended charge in connection to a domestic violence incident outside a restaurant.
Drew Deener pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree disorderly conduct following his arrest in March outside the Roosters on Shelbyville Road. Deener was initially arrested on a charge of fourth-degree domestic violence with a minor injury. Police said a woman told them that Deener slammed her head into the side of a vehicle during a fight.
According to court records, Deener's charge was amended down to second-degree disorderly conduct. He will avoid jail time by going to a diversion program for nine months, avoiding contact with the woman and not having any other violations....
Six cops keep their jobs after being found guilty of serious domestic violence charges
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-14/nsw-police-officers-convicted-domestic-violence-kept-jobs/100982038
Key points:
Six NSW police officers found guilty or convicted of domestic violence kept their jobs...
27 NSW police officers were charged with domestic violence in 2019 and 2020....
A further 15 NSW police officers — 11 men and four women — were last year charged with domestic violence offences including destroying property, assault, stalking/intimidation, choking and using a carriage service to make threats to kill,...
As G.O.P. Candidates Face Accusations, Rivals Tread Carefully
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/politics/republicans-accusations-women.html
WASHINGTON — When fresh allegations of domestic violence were lodged against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens last month, one of his Republican rivals for the state’s open Senate seat, Representative Vicky Hartzler, stepped up and called for him to end his campaign. Then she moved on to an issue perhaps more resonant with Republican primary voters: transgender women in sports. “Eric Greitens is a toxic candidate unfit to hold office,” Michael Hafner, a spokesman for Ms. Hartzler’s Senate campaign, said, before declaring the central message of her campaign: “Missouri family values, freedom, and taking back our country.”
In Missouri, Georgia, Ohio and now Nebraska, Republican men running for high office face significant allegations of domestic violence, stalking, even sexual assault — accusations that once would have derailed any run for office....
Inconsistent military domestic violence policies allow troops with criminal histories to buy guns
https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2022-04-19/inconsistent-military-domestic-violence-policies-allow-troops-with-criminal-histories-to-buy-guns
The gunman in the Sutherland Springs, Texas church shooting — Devin Kelley — was a former member of the Air Force who had been court-martialed in 2012 for domestic violence against his wife and 11-month-old stepson. But the military didn’t report his conviction to NICS. Nov. 5, 2017 shooting killed 26 people... Advocates said sloppy record-keeping isn't the only challenge the military faces when it comes to keeping guns away from service members who commit domestic violence. Another has to do with how the military responds to domestic violence in the first place.... he said when service members harm their families, the military sometimes convicts them for lesser crimes and omits domestic violence details from the records....
Former Kershaw County deputy charged with domestic violence
https://wpde.com/news/local/former-kershaw-county-deputy-arrested-accused-of-assaulting-his-wife
Former Kershaw County deputy charged with domestic violence. Cody Blackmon booked on charges related to incident with ex-wife in Camden, SC. Author: ...
Police chief in N.J. town on leave after domestic violence charge
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/04/police-chief-in-nj-town-on-leave-after-domestic-violence-charge.html
A police chief in South Jersey has been placed on administrative leave after he was charged in a domestic violence incident, according to public documents and officials.
Joshua M. Moline, chief of Woodbury Heights Police Department, was charged with simple assault...accused of causing injury to someone’s neck, according to a summons issued Monday. “Officers observed signs of injury,” according to an affidavit of probable cause, and Moline was charged under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act with a disorderly persons offense of simple assault....
Protection order granted against Jackson County deputy accused of domestic violence
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article260588012.html
A deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is on unpaid leave after an order of protection was granted against him in a case brought by a former romantic partner claiming she was the victim of domestic violence. A request for a protection order was filed against Deputy Anthony Uredi on Nov. 19, 2021, according to court records. An ex parte was issued earlier this year, and at a hearing Thursday, a full order of protection was granted to the petitioner. Uredi is not charged with a crime....
Salem attorney gets 3 years supervised probation after pleading guilty to harassment
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2022/04/20/salem-attorney-christopher-best-gatti-law-pleads-guilty-harassment-domestic-violence-charges-dropped/65350430007/
A Salem lawyer was sentenced to three years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to two harassment charges against a woman in Clackamas County; nine other domestic violence charges were dropped. Christopher Best, a shareholder at the Gatti Law Firm, was sentenced for two misdemeanor counts of harassment last week in Clackamas County Circuit Court. Three felony counts of strangulation, three counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of menacing and one count of harassment were dropped as part of the plea deal, court records show....In a victim's impact statement, the woman stated Best became violent on multiple occasions, including an evening in 2018 when she was pinned to her bathroom floor and strangled. She later learned her child witnessed the attack.... Best's criminal case was "thoroughly investigated and exhaustively negotiated." Houze pointed to an additional eight charges of contempt of court being dropped against his client. He added the criminal case came on the heels of a "contentious" divorce filing between Best and his wife, which has been pending for "twice as long" as the marriage lasted. Houze said Best's wife seeks money in the divorce, as well as nearly $800,000 in a civil lawsuit she filed against Best.... Best has made headlines in recent years representing victims of sexual abuse at schools, churches and day cares....
Former deputy charged with strangulation in Martinsville and domestic violence in NC
https://www.btw21.com/post/former-deputy-charged-with-strangulation-in-martinsville-and-domestic-violence-in-nc
MARTINSVILLE, VA – A former Henry County deputy charged with domestic violence in Charlotte, North Carolina is also facing a strangulation charge in Martinsville. A woman, who is a deputy with the Henry County Sheriff's Office, called to report the strangulation on Sunday....The woman told police she saw her on-and-off again boyfriend and former deputy, 22-year-old Rayshawn O’Shea Gravely, Jr.... put a hand around her throat and began to choke her. The woman told the Martinsville Police Department she felt like he was going to kill her and that she was on the verge of going unconscious...
Lemon Grove City Councilwoman Arrested on Domestic Violence Charge
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/lemon-grove-city-councilwoman-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/2928353/
Lemon Grove City Councilwoman Liana LeBaron was arrested last Monday and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. LeBaron, 32, was served with an emergency protective order by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department during a City Council meeting the next day..... Accusations against LeBaron included in a City Council report include: Shouting over councilmembers and the Mayor during meetings. Use of racial epithets. "Making baseless accusations of fraud, embezzlement, and abuse aimed at her colleagues and City staff." "... aggressively interrogating employees," and following employees around at City Hall. Publicly shaming current and former staff....
Lexington man not ‘active candidate’ after assault charge, but he’ll still be on the ballot
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article260740692.html
Chris Couch announced that he was postponing his campaign for the 75th District State House of Representatives seat in Lexington two months ago after being arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident. He’ll be on the ballot next month.
The 25-year-old Democratic candidate gained some early momentum picking up endorsements from current and former legislators as well as posting a solid campaign finance report early in the year – that was before he was arrested for fourth-degree assault, allegedly breaking glass in a North Limestone apartment “causing the victim to step on it” and injure his right heel, according to a Lexington Police arrest citation....
New domestic violence accusations against Prichard Police Officer
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/new-domestic-violence-accusations-against-prichard-police-officer
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — Tanesha Doucette says her ex-boyfriend Markell Carter, a Prichard Police Officer, was angry she wouldn't sign a letter he wrote to the Mobile County District Attorney's office and detectives that stated she no longer wanted to pursue domestic violence charges against him. Early Easter morning, she says, he attacked her. "He started beating me like all on my back, all in the back of my head. He started pulling my hair. And we wound up falling out of the bed," said Doucette.
Investigators tell us this incident is still under investigation and no one was arrested on scene because there were no signs she was injured and their stories conflicted. Last month, the sheriff's office arrested him on multiple counts of domestic violence after Doucette says he strangled her and put a gun to her head. He's pleaded not guilty....
Lompoc Police Officer Arrested After Domestic-Violence Allegations
https://www.noozhawk.com/article/lompoc_police_officer_arrested_after_domestic_violence_allegations
A Lompoc police officer was arrested last month on suspicion of felony domestic violence, but a decision on whether he will face criminal charges was pending Monday. Mauricio Torres Calderon, 48, of Orcutt...
Australia: Former treasurer, Troy Buswell, avoids jail for domestic violence charges
https://www.mondaq.com/australia/crime/1189086/former-treasurer-troy-buswell-avoids-jail-for-domestic-violence-charges
Troy Buswell, the former West Australian Treasurer, has narrowly avoided jail for domestic violence charges. The 56-year-old was sentenced to a suspended term of imprisonment after pleading guilty partway through a trial after negotiations. He was also fined. The complainant was police officer Melissa Hankinson, who had been dating the former treasurer since November 2014 and married Mr Buswell in March 2016....
Max Miller wins House GOP primary despite domestic violence allegations
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/max-miller-wins-house-gop-primary-despite-domestic-violence-allegations
Max Miller, a former aide to Donald Trump, emerged as the winner of the Republican primary for Ohio's new 7th Congressional District on Tuesday....Miller has been a controversial candidate due to domestic violence claims against him made by former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. Miller, in turn, sued her for defamation, saying she made the allegations as fodder to help sell her tell-all book about the Trump administration. He has also been asked to testify before the Jan. 6 Committee.
Columbia firefighter arrested in domestic violence case
https://www.wistv.com/2022/05/04/columbia-firefighter-arrested-domestic-violence-case/
A Columbia firefighter was arrested in a domestic violence case on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Shannon Peters is charged with Domestic Violence in the Second Degree. His arrest warrant was issued in Kershaw County....
Jacksonville corrections officer accused of domestic battery
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/05/16/jacksonville-corrections-officer-accused-of-domestic-battery-sheriffs-office/
Corrections Officer Brooke Mulcahey, a four-year veteran of JSO, was arrested Sunday afternoon on the first-degree misdemeanor charge...Her employment administrative investigation history, which was released by JSO, shows that Mulcahey was exonerated in January 2020 of an allegation of failure to take action. In October 2021, according to those records, allegations of failure to conform to work standards and incompetence were sustained, and Mulcahey received a written reprimand.
Boerne police sergeant placed on administrative leave after domestic violence arrest
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/boerne-police-sergeant-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-domestic-violence-arrest-crime-criminal-case-official-family-violence
Boerne police sergeant accused of domestic assault was arrested early Monday.
Sgt. Pablo Morales, a 10-year veteran of the Boerne Police Department was accused of assaulting his partner....Morales was arrested and charged with assault causing bodily injury/family violence. He was booked into the Kendall County Jail....
Judge sends domestic violence charges against Prichard cop to grand jury
https://www.fox10tv.com/2022/05/17/ill-kill-you-right-here/
Mobile County District Judge George Zoghby ruled after a lengthy preliminary hearing surrounding allegations against Officer Markell Anthony Carter, who remains jailed and on administrative leave from the Prichard Police Department....Later, according to the testimony, Carter pushed the woman to the ground and choked and lifted her off the floor. Kersten testified that the woman told investigators that Carter pointed his gun and Taser to her head. “I’ll kill you right here,” Carter said, according to a Chickasaw police report that Kersten read in court....
Fort Worth Officer Arrested, Accused of Domestic Violence in Colorado
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-officer-arrested-accused-of-domestic-violence-in-colorado/2971729/
Cpl. James Howard had been arrested in Rio Grande County, Colorado on "charges involving a domestic violence incident."... Howard has been with the department for 26 years and was assigned to the weapons range at the time of his arrest....
Jefferson County sheriff’s chaplain arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2022/05/jefferson-county-sheriffs-chaplain-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges.html
A Jefferson County sheriff’s sergeant has been arrested on domestic violence charges.
Kenneth Roderick Holmes, a 55-year-old sheriff’s sergeant and chaplain, was charged Wednesday with third-degree domestic violence and domestic violence by strangulation or suffocation, which is a felony, according to jail records....The victims are listed as an adult female and a juvenile girl, both family members....Holmes pulled a gun during the incident and threatened to burn down the house... He is the third sheriff’s deputy arrested this year. Sgt. Jack Self was arrested in March on misdemeanor domestic violence charges, but court records show those charges were dismissed at the request of the victim. Also in March, Quindarus Reeves, a 27-year-old deputy in the jail, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor promoting prison contraband. According to court records, Reeves is being considered for deferred prosecution if he completes a four-hour course on Life Skills with Burroughs-Henderson Restorative Justice Program LLC. A settlement hearing is set for early next month.
Candidate for MP from Macron's party withdraws amid domestic violence scandal
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/in-the-press/20220519-candidate-for-mp-from-macron-s-party-withdraws-amid-domestic-violence-scandal
Thursday, May 19, 2022: Papers in Spain brace for the first visit of former king Juan Carlos since he went into exile amid investigations of tax evasion. In France, a parliamentary candidate from Emmanuel Macron's party who was convicted of domestic violence has been forced to withdraw after the controversy overwhelmed the party. Papers in the US hail the landmark equal pay deal agreed between the men's and women's football teams. Plus, should elephants be considered human?
Prosecutors drop domestic violence charge against Marion County Sheriff's deputy
https://news.yahoo.com/prosecutors-drop-domestic-violence-charge-223334646.html
A Marion County sheriff's corporal who was arrested and accused of domestic violence in March won't be prosecuted any further. The State Attorney's Office dropped the charge on Friday....battery case against Cpl. Roy Allen Johnson....threw the victim against a glass object, which broke. The woman told responding deputies that her hand was injured and bleeding...There was no immediate arrest.... The same report notes that the woman told deputies about a previous domestic battery case that was never prosecuted...
Former lawmaker sues Rubios + AB 35 signed + CDP leader resigns + Is Lee ‘PAC-washing?’
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article261709087.html
A former assemblyman whose tenure in office ended with allegations of domestic violence is suing his ex-wife, Sen. Susan Rubio, and her sister, Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio, for defamation, alleging that the two Baldwin Park Democratic lawmakers cost him job opportunities. Former Democratic Assemblyman Roger Hernández filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Rubios on May 6, alleging defamation, intentional interference with contractual relations and intentional interference with prospective economic relations. A Los Angeles judge in 2016 granted a domestic violence restraining order against Hernández on behalf of Sen. Rubio, who at the time was a Baldwin Park City Council member. Hernández was stripped of his legislative committee assignments as a result. Hernández at the time denied the allegations, and he continues to deny them in his lawsuit. “These accusations are false....
News Alert: Mishawaka counselor charged with domestic violence
https://wsbt.com/news/local/news-alert-mishawaka-counselor-charged-with-domestic-violence
A Mishawaka High School counselor is in jail on charges of domestic violence. Court records show Corey McNamee got into an argument with his brother on Thursday at their father's home in Clearview Place. Shortly into the argument outside the home, prosecutors say McNamee threatened to kill the brother and the father. He then got a baseball bat from inside and hit the brother in the area of the mouth....
NC GOP congressional candidate accused of domestic violence, lies
https://www.wral.com/nc-gop-congressional-candidate-accused-of-domestic-violence-lies/20303764/
Two ex-husbands of the Republican nominee for an eastern North Carolina congressional seat have accused her of violence and dishonesty, with one saying she raced toward him years ago in his own Ford Mustang. First Congressional District nominee Sandy Smith’s daughter also accused her of abuse, saying in a 2012 petition for a protective order—which was later dismissed—that Smith “held me down by my hair and punched me in the face with a closed fist.” Smith declined interview requests, but on Friday she said on social media that allegations against her are false. She said that she and her children are domestic violence survivors. She is the victim in her former marriages, she says, not the other way around. “It’s sad that the current political process allows for smears that truly hurt families with such hateful mistruths,” Smith said on Twitter....
NYPD cop charged with defying judge’s order after domestic violence arrest
https://news.yahoo.com/nypd-cop-charged-defying-judge-040300405.html
A veteran NYPD officer arrested earlier this month on charges he beat his estranged wife was back in cuffs Wednesday after police said he defied a court order by calling her. Officer Blackson Doxy, 44, was arrested and charged with criminal contempt — less than two weeks after he was busted on charges he abused his wife for nearly a year....
Former Buffalo Police officer pleads guilty to charges in domestic violence case
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/former-buffalo-police-officer-pleaded-guilty-charges-domestic-violence-case-keenan-redmon/71-0b7a0259-bb64-49d4-8710-6d56ed334e88
BUFFALO, N.Y. — On Tuesday, a former Buffalo Police officer pleaded guilty to charges in two separate off-duty domestic violence incidents. Keenan Redmon, 36, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to one count of assault in the third degree, one count of menacing in the second degree and one count of criminal trespass in the second degree (class “A” misdemeanors). Prosecutors say Redmon forcibly grabbed the neck of a woman at a Hertel Avenue restaurant back in July. Then in August, Redmond forced a woman inside the bathroom of her home, threatened her and a pulled out what appeared to be a pistol. This incident occurred while Redmon was unlawfully inside the victim's Buffalo home. ...
Woman suing UPD Chief Noble Waidelich for domestic violence still wants jury trial
https://mendovoice.com/2022/05/woman-suing-upd-chief-noble-waidelich-for-domestic-violence-wants-jury-trial/
“The county has abandoned its position that the case has to be mandatorily dismissed,” Amanda Carley’s attorney Richard Freeman wrote in an email Thursday afternoon. Freeman thinks that the county still will seek a future dismissal. Carley says she still wants her day in court. She is accusing Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich of domestic abuse and other charges in a long-running case. The plaintiff will ask Judge Nadel to set a date for a jury trial at the next hearing, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 10. Today’s hearing regarding the motion to dismiss has been rescheduled for Friday, July 15.
Meanwhile, a second case involving a UPD officer, that of former Sgt. Kevin Murray, has a trial date of July 18, in the courtroom of Judge Carly Dolan. Murray is accused of allegedly assaulting two women. (Another woman is pursuing a civil suit against Murray.) Waidelich’s case is civil and Murray’s is a felony matter, but both men stand accused of physically abusing women and then using their training and experience as law enforcement officers to cover it up....
Oakwood priest on leave after allegations of domestic violence
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/oakwood-priest-on-leave-after-allegations-of-domestic-violence/EPYWGTECBVGQ7JTPGW3Z7DZ6YY/
An Oakwood clergyman has been placed on administrative amid allegations of domestic violence. Daniel McClain of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio after a complaint from his wife included allegations of domestic abuse, according to the diocese....
Fort Collins police officer arrested on domestic violence charge
https://kdvr.com/news/local/fort-collins-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) – A Fort Collins police officer has been placed on administrative leave as an investigation into a domestic violence incident is underway.
According to Fort Collins Police Services, the department responded to a call on May 29 of a domestic violence incident where the victim had sustained minor injuries.
The 31-year-old police officer, Valeri Pedraza, was off-duty when the incident happened and has been charged with third-degree assault, a class 1 misdemeanor....
Lompoc fire chief arrested in SLO County on suspicion of domestic violence
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article262003600.html
A Lompoc fire chief was put on administrative leave after being arrested in San Luis Obispo County during Memorial Day weekend, Lompoc city officials confirmed Tuesday. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for service in Cambria around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, agency spokeswoman Grace Norris told the Tribune in an email. After an investigation at the scene, deputies arrested Alicia Welch, 55, on suspicion of felony domestic violence...
Domestic Violence: Court orders arrest of Abuja lawyer for cutting off wife’s ears with plier
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/domestic-violence-court-orders-arrest-of-abuja-lawyer-for-cutting-off-wifes-ears-with-plier/
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), Abuja, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an Abuja based lawyer, Mr. Nzedebe Chinonso Paul for allegedly viciously assaulting his estranged wife, Mrs Roseline Nwogo Nzedebe by using a plier to cut her ears....
Plano police officer accused of family violence against slain Richardson officer’s widow
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article262038897.html
A Plano police narcotics officer has been arrested in Wylie in connection to domestic violence accusations in which he is accused of abusing the widow of a slain Richardson police officer, according to a news release from Wylie police. Zachary Petty, a 30-year-old narcotics officer in Plano, has been accused of domestic violence against Nicole Sherrard, KRLD reported. Her husband, David Sherrard, was a Richardson police officer killed in 2018....Shapiro said Petty and Nicole Sherrard had been in “an on-again, off-again” relationship for about two years....
A California police officer was accused of domestic violence. He still rose to be chief
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-10/ukiah-police-chief-accused-of-domestic-violence-rise-through-the-ranks
The case stretches back more than a decade, a time during which Noble Waidelich rose through the ranks of the Ukiah Police Department, from patrol officer to detective to sergeant, lieutenant, captain and eventually chief. Amanda Carley was there... Waidelich denied all charges....The case against Waidelich isn’t the first incident to plague the department. Just this year, the city paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle two lawsuits filed against its officers — one for use of force, another for sexual battery....he was throwing me down on the table and swerving into oncoming traffic, threatening...“I saw her at Schat’s Bakery right across from the courthouse, and she had a black eye, so I asked about it,” Megan Perez, Carley’s former close friend, recalled. After Carley said it was Waidelich’s doing, Perez said she told her friend, “At least you’re not protecting him and hiding it.” Megan DiFranco, who shared an office with Carley when she worked at the district attorney’s office, said Carley once showed her the bruises....
Police called to Kim Foxx’s home in domestic dispute
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/6/10/23163242/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-kelley-foxx-flossmoor-police-department-domestic-dispute
The husband of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx called police to the couple’s home in suburban Flossmoor last week, claiming the county’s top prosecutor slapped him during an argument, according to a police report released Friday.
Foxx denied the allegation, and no arrests were made in the incident, which took place after her husband Kelley Foxx called 911 around 10 p.m. on June 4 to report “a domestic with his wife,” ...“Kimberly expressed that she felt Kelley called police only to hurt her,” the officer wrote. Foxx is the county’s top law enforcement official whose office is responsible for reviewing cases of alleged domestic violence.
Asked if he felt safe in the house, Kelley Foxx told the officer “he just wanted someone to understand what is happening here.”... “Neither Kimberly nor Kelley chose to leave the home for the evening,” the report stated. The officer concluded: “I did not see any evidence to support an arrest in this incident.”...
‘I’m not the only one ready to talk’: A TikToker calls out to family members of ‘bad cops,’ sparking debate about police and domestic abuse
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/children-of-bad-cops-police-domestic-abuse/
According to Fatherly, her query is one that is rooted in reality. The outlet published an article titled “Police and Violence at Home: Cops Abuse Wives and Kids at Staggering Rates” which states “that police officers in the United States perpetrate acts of domestic violence at roughly 15 times the rate of the general population.”
However, the piece goes on to state that these statistics are “notoriously difficult to gather” as they “are skewed by a culture of silence and intimidation.”...
Roslin called the fact that some officers abuse their families at home an “open secret” and referred to a 1991 report conducted by Leonor Johnson, a sociologist who wrote that a staggering 40% of officers at the time were more than likely guilty of violence against their families at home. These findings were submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives....
OPD: Omaha city councilwoman could face misdemeanor citation in domestic violence investigation
https://www.ketv.com/article/opd-omaha-city-councilwoman-faces-misdemeanor-citation-in-domestic-violence-investigation/40278379
Omaha city councilwoman Juanita Johnson could face a misdemeanor citation in a case of domestic violence, according to Omaha Police....According to the police report, the owner told them Johnson threw a Bath and Body Works candle at him as he was escorting her out of the store....the candle hit the building. Officers noted the broken candle and glass near the building and the street.
Two BPD officers arrested for separate domestic violence incidents
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2022/06/13/two-boston-police-officers-arrested-separate-domestic-violence-incidents/
Two Boston Police officers were arrested in separate domestic violence incidents about an hour apart, officials said Monday. Andrew Blake and Walter Suprey were both placed on administrative leave... Blake was charged with assault and battery, The Boston Globe reported. He pleaded not guilty...Suprey was arrested...she heard Suprey’s fiancée screaming for her to call authorities....When his fiancée locked herself and their son in a bedroom, Suprey picked the lock and put his hand on the woman’s neck...domestic violence by employees...
911 calls of domestic violence at prosecutor’s Augusta home released
https://theaugustapress.com/911-calls-of-domestic-violence-at-prosecutors-augusta-home-released/
Although the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is still refusing to release any information about the family violence call at the home of Chief Assistant Solicitor Geoffrey Alls, The Augusta Press has obtained the 911 call placed on behalf of Alls’ wife last month. Sheriff officers were sent to the Alls’ home the afternoon of May 3 after a friend of the Alls’ family reported she had been on the phone with Alls’ wife when she heard yelling and what sounded like someone being hit before the phone connection was broken. 911 call placed on behalf of Alls’ wife.
Why Richmond County Sheriff deputies did not arrest Alls or take any steps to ensure the safety of his now estranged wife isn’t clear because the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office contends that information is not public information because there was no arrest.....Because so many victims themselves are falsely accused of family violence, Christiansen said sealing those records from public view seems to be a good idea. In the petition for a protective order Alls’ wife submitted under oath, she indicates that when she tried to call 911 herself, Alls began accusing her of hitting him....
Domestic violence charge against insurance official dropped
https://www.manisteenews.com/news/article/Domestic-violence-charge-against-insurance-17243941.php
A domestic violence charge against New Hampshire's deputy insurance commissioner has been dropped. D.J. Bettencourt, who also was a former policy director for Gov. Chris Sununu, was arrested May 5 and accused of assault. The charge was dropped Tuesday. In a statement, Bettencourt said the incident was not domestic violence, but rather an argument that escalated and a “terrible misunderstanding that spilled into the public arena.” Bettencourt previously as a state representative and became House Majority Leader. He resigned in 2012 after admitting that he misrepresented the amount of work he performed for another lawmaker during a law school internship.
Georgia Supreme Court overturns prominent Atlanta attorney’s murder conviction in wife’s killing
https://abc17news.com/news/2022/06/30/georgia-supreme-court-overturns-prominent-atlanta-attorneys-murder-conviction-in-wifes-killing/
Georgia’s highest court on Thursday unanimously overturned the murder conviction of a prominent Atlanta attorney in the death of his wife and granted him a new trial.
Claud “Tex” McIver was convicted in 2018 of felony murder and other charges stemming from the 2016 killing of his wife, Diane, who was fatally shot by McIver while sitting in front of him in a car. The attorney previously told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the shooting was an accident and that the gun, which was on his lap while he was sleeping in the back seat, fired after he was abruptly awoken....
Retired Mesa K-9 officer pleads guilty to spying, misdemeanor domestic violence
https://www.12news.com/video/news/investigations/i-team/retired-mesa-k-9-officer-pleads-guilty-to-spying-misdemeanor-domestic-violence/75-4c85380f-db0f-4238-a015-9e7899129c56
For years women who alleged violence by Scott Callender have tried to hold him accountable. The plea agreement represents the end of the criminal case again.
State trooper arrested for domestic violence in Kosciusko
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/state-trooper-arrested-for-domestic-violence-in-kosciusko/
Trooper Jeff Watson, 36, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor simple assault. The incident, which was captured on surveillance video, happened on Friday, June 24....
NC candidate drops out after accusation he harassed domestic violence victim
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article262924383.html
Last week, a woman came forward with screenshots from 2015 showing public defender Jason Minnicozzi asking her on a date after watching her break down in a North Carolina courtroom as she described the abuse she endured from an ex-boyfriend. The woman rejected Minnicozzi’s advances. But he contacted her again last week. “Well, he just sent me a friend request and it turns out the low-life is now running for NC Senate,” she wrote on Facebook. “After realizing his mistake, he immediately blocked me. Smart guy!”... The woman wrote back asking if Minnicozzi always picks up women at domestic violence trials...
LCSO deputy arrested on battery-domestic violence charges
https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/02/lcso-to-hold-news-conference-on-deputy-arrest/
Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy Christopher Doughty was arrested for Battery-Domestic Violence....
Jefferson County deputy on leave after domestic violence arrest
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/jefferson-county-deputy-on-leave-after-domestic-violence-arrest/40493696
A Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputy is on administrative leave after being arrested Sunday. The sheriff's office issued a statement saying 27-year-old, Jordan McCoy was arrested after being involved in a domestic altercation in the Forestdale area.
Richard Edwards Petersen, 31, was sentenced on June 29 to 60 days in jail but given credit for 45 days already served,
https://www.ksl.com/article/50436064/ex-smithfield-police-officer-sentenced-to-jail-in-domestic-violence-case
LOGAN — A former Smithfield police officer was sentenced last week in connection with a domestic violence dispute in which he injured a woman's neck, arms and wrists.
Cache Valley Daily reported. Petersen was employed by Smithfield police...
the victim, who had swelling, bruising and abrasions on her neck, arms and wrists, according to a police booking affidavit. Three children were in the home when the assault occurred. The woman told police that she and Petersen had been arguing over a cellphone. When she tried leaving the room with it, he tackled her to the ground, placing one arm on her neck and another on her chest, the affidavit states. She said he increased the pressure when she cried out for help. The woman estimated that Petersen choked her for 30 to 60 seconds. She told police that her airway had been almost completely blocked...
French Settlement mayor booked in domestic violence case
https://www.wbrz.com/news/french-settlement-mayor-booked-in-domestic-violence-case
FRENCH SETTLEMENT - The mayor of a small town in Livingston Parish was arrested after a months-long investigation into a domestic dispute that unfolded while a child was present. The sheriff's office reported that Haley Unbehagen, 37, was booked Friday related to a confrontation that happened April 6. The department said Unbehagen's arrest was spurred in part by additional details that were reported to investigators in late May. No other details related to her arrest were immediately available.
Kansas deputy arrested for alleged child abuse, domestic violence
https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/08/kansas-deputy-arrested-alleged-child-abuse-domestic-violence/
KIOWA CO., Kan. (WIBW) - A Kansas deputy has been arrested after a nearly year-long investigation by the KBI into allegations of child abuse and domestic violence.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says around 1:45 p.m. on Friday, July 8, agents arrested Deputy Ryan Davis, 36, of Grand Island, Neb., in Greensburg....
Former FWPD sentenced in domestic violence case
https://www.wpta21.com/2022/07/08/former-fwpd-sentenced-domestic-violence-case/
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A former Fort Wayne Police officer pled guilty to two counts of domestic battery Thursday. Court documents say Jordan Conn accepted a plea agreement to a one-year suspended sentence and is on active probation for one year. Conn is ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution during his probation.
Former Dover-Foxcroft police chief pleads guilty to domestic violence charge
http://observer-me.com/2022/07/08/news/former-dover-foxcroft-police-chief-pleads-guilty-to-domestic-violence-charge/
The former police chief of the Dover-Foxcroft police force pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic violence on Thursday, July 7. Ryan Reardon was accused of trying to strangle a former partner in 2020. Reardon, 47, was indicted on one count each of aggravated assault, a Class B crime, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, a Class C crime and domestic violence assault, a Class D crime, in June of 2021.
Reardon pleaded guilty to the domestic violence Class D charge, while charges of aggravated assault and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon have been dropped, per a plea agreement, according to WABI 5 News. Reardon is accused of trying to strangle a woman he was having an affair with...
Tri-Cities judge will go to trial in August on domestic assault charges. What we know
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article263270903.html
A Tri-City judge facing domestic violence charges is expected to go to trial in August, with pretrial motions set for July 22. Judge Sam Swanberg, a Benton-Franklin superior court judge, faces two counts of domestic violence assault ...
Exeter officer and ex-wife accused of murdering him had dysfunctional relationship: Attorney
https://abc30.com/erika-sandoval-daniel-green-exeter-officer-murder/5586733/
The attorney said Exeter police officer Daniel Green psychologically abused Erika Sandoval for years, to the point where he dehumanized her...Dan Chambers said it was one where Green misused his authority as an Exeter police officer to psychologically abuse Sandoval for years, to the point where he dehumanized her....
four gunshot wounds on Green's body, but said the only fatal wound was the shot to the forehead....
Ex-Kentucky State Police trooper sues Hazard cop for wife relationship
https://www.courier-journal.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courier-journal.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2022%2F07%2F17%2Fex-kentucky-state-police-trooper-sues-hazard-cop-wife-relationship%2F10048971002%2F
former Kentucky State Police trooper is suing a police officer who allegedly helped drum up since-dismissed domestic violence charges against ...
Former state Sen. Troy Brown arrested following Assumption Parish traffic stop, local stations report
https://www.weeklycitizen.com/story/news/2022/07/16/former-state-sen-troy-brown-arrested-following-assumption-parish-traffic-stop-local-stations-report/10079382002/
Former Louisiana Sen. Troy Brown, who resigned in 2017 following arrests in connection with domestic violence allegations, was captured on an Assumption Parish deputy's body-worn camera being arrested after a traffic stop....
Former LCSO deputy accused of domestic violence no longer facing charges
https://www.winknews.com/2022/07/19/former-lcso-deputy-accused-of-domestic-violence-no-longer-facing-charges/
The former Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was arrested and accused of domestic violence is no longer facing charges, according to court records. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Doughty...physical altercation that resulted in Doughty grabbing the victim by the neck. The victim has since filed a statement with the court saying they are partially to blame for the physical altercation and said they initiated the physical contact....
Greensburg police officer charged after reported domestic violence incident
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/greensburg-police-officer-charged-after-reported-domestic-violence-incident/
A Greensburg police officer was arrested Friday in connection with a reported domestic violence incident at his home, according to court papers. Kenneth J. Burke, 35, is charged with strangulation, harassment and simple assault.... The woman reported that Burke put her in a choke hold and threw her on the ground in a bedroom. She was able to escape, police said. Detectives noted that the woman had several injuries, including to her ear, back of her neck and arm....
Domestic Violence and the U.S. Armed Forces
https://www.wjbf.com/domestic_violence/domestic-violence-and-the-u-s-armed-forces/
“I walked you down the aisle to a monster” and “The enemy infiltrated our troops” were commonly repeated by my father after I escaped my ex-husband.... According to the Defense Department more than 42,000 incidents of domestic abuse were reported in the military population from 2015 to 2019. However, a report in May 2021 by the Government Accountability Office, the information is not collected regularly and the number of incidents is probably higher. The report shows 74% of the cases involved physical abuse, 22% comprise emotional abuse, 4% were sexual abuse while 1% was neglect. Last year, A CBS News investigation found that an estimated 100,000 cases of domestic violence since 2015....
Former Kentucky GOP legislator Robert Goforth pleads guilty to domestic violence charge
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2022/07/19/robert-goforth-former-kentucky-lawmaker-pleads-to-domestic-violence-charge/65376975007/
Former Kentucky gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Robert Goforth accepted a plea deal last week to his 2020 domestic violence indictment, two months after also pleading guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges. Police arrested Goforth in April 2020 and charged him with first-degree strangulation and domestic assault. The police citation stated his wife told authorities he strangled her with a cord "to the point that she had difficulty breathing and believed she was going to pass out."...
The owner of a Clay County pharmacy, Goforth pleaded guilty in May to federal charges of health care fraud and money laundering, admitting to improperly billing insurance programs in excess of $2.7 million for prescriptions that customers never picked up... Despite his arrest and indictment for strangulation and domestic violence, Goforth still won reelection easily in 2020, defeating his Democratic opponent with 71% of the vote....
Ex-Top Cop Trial, Day 1: Alleged Domestic Abuse History Revealed
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/tennant_trial
Arrested former Lt. Rahgue Tennant on trial Monday. First, he allegedly choked his then-wife. Two months later, he allegedly punched her multiple times in the head while their 1‑year-old son looked on. Two months after that, he allegedly hit her so hard that she fell back against their shower’s sliding door, knocking it off its track. Finally, a few weeks after that, he allegedly threw a Lysol can at her face, threatened to shoot up his East Shore home — and was ultimately arrested by fellow city police officers. That series of escalating domestic violence incidents emerged Monday during the first day of evidence presentation in the jury trial of Rahgue Tennant. Tennant is a retired former New Haven police lieutenant who once oversaw the Dixwell policing district. He was arrested in September 2018 for allegedly assaulting his wife and holding his family hostage, and was subsequently charged by the state with one felony count of second-degree assault, one felony count of risk of injury to a child, and one misdemeanor count of second-degree breach of peace. Tennant has pleaded not guilty to all three charges....
BCSO corporal arrested in domestic violence case, sheriff’s office says
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/07/19/bcso-corporal-arrested-in-domestic-violence-case-sheriffs-office-says/
SAN ANTONIO – Sergeants with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Unit and Homicide Unit arrested a BCSO corporal for a domestic violence incident in which a victim was choked. Leroy Martinez, 25, was arrested around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday after an incident that happened over the weekend. BCSO said Martinez choked a female victim, restricting her airway....He is charged with Assault-Family-Choking/Strangulation, a third-degree felony. BCSO said it is handling a separate but concurrent administrative investigation pending the outcome of the San Antonio Police Department’s criminal case.
Pageland police officer fired after being charged with domestic violence, authorities say
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/pageland-police-officer-fired-after-being-charged-with-domestic-violence-authorities-say/LDPHWY632BEXXCSBKRDWKEYUEM/
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, N.C. — A Pageland police officer has been fired after being charged with domestic violence in Chesterfield County, authorities said. On Monday, deputies responded to a dispute involving Desiree Threatt, who was off-duty at the time. After investigating, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office charged Threatt with domestic violence second-degree....
Two Bexar County Sheriff's Office personnel have been arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/two-bexar-county-sheriffs-office-personnel-have-been-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges-29452129
Deputy Noe Avila, 43, was arrested around midnight Monday on a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon-family violence, according to the station. He's accused of beating a woman inside a home and threatening her with a handgun,...
Corporal Leroy Martinez, 25, was arrested last Tuesday on a felony charge of assault-family-choking/strangulation and is now free after posting a $20,000 bond, according to KSAT. He's accused of squeezing a former girlfriend's neck until she "couldn’t see or hear for several seconds,”...the BCSO corporal had choked her "3-4 times in the past."...
Former fire captain sentenced for domestic violence incident
https://www.timesreporter.com/story/news/2022/07/27/former-fire-captain-sentenced-domestic-violence-incident/10161960002/
NEW PHILADELPHIA — A former New Philadelphia fire captain has been placed on probation on charges connected to a domestic violence incident. Matthew Graham, 42, of Stone Creek, was placed on 12 months of probation Tuesday after pleading no contest to one count of disorderly conduct in New Philadelphia Municipal Court. He had initially been charged with two counts of domestic violence....
Ironton police officer arrested for domestic violence, drugs
https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ironton-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-drugs/
IRONTON, OH (WOWK)—An Ironton police officer is on administrative leave after police say he was arrested for domestic violence....Bradley Spoljaric was arrested on Wednesday, and he is charged with one count of domestic violence, one count of aggravated possession of drugs, and one count of tampering with evidence.
Victim 'floored' as B.C. relationship coach may escape criminal record for domestic violence
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-relationship-guru-domestic-violence-criminal-record-1.6535145
A B.C. relationship coach who admitted to assaulting his then-partner on two occasions is set to walk away without a criminal record, after receiving a sentence the victim describes as a "complete failure" for the justice system. Former chiropractor Nima Rahmany pleaded guilty in Vancouver provincial court last month to two counts of assault and received a one-year conditional discharge, telling the court his violence was the result of being "triggered" by his victim, Amanda Kroetsch....The conditional discharge means if Rahmany keeps the peace and is of good behaviour for the next 12 months, no conviction will be entered on his record. Crown had asked for a suspended sentence, which would have resulted in a criminal record....he now coaches "people who are stuck in toxic relationships."...
Tribal Cop Under Investigation for Domestic Violence
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/fort-mcdowell-tribal-police-alleged-domestic-violence-bradley-jr-11406452
An ex-Fort McDowell Tribal Police sergeant has resigned and is under criminal investigation for allegedly abusing his wife.... Sergeant Francis Bradley Jr....
Bradley shoved her to the ground and pushed his knees against her jaw and throat, restricting her ability to breathe....She tried to protect her neck as she feared for her life and she screamed for her 10-year-old daughter to come...Bradley's wife was examined by a forensic nurse that evening, who noted that she had "contusions to her rear neck, back of her right leg, under the lower lip, middle of the forehead, right side of the neck, left inner bicep, and under the chin," Faust told the board. The woman was then transported to Mercy Gilbert Hospital for further evaluation because she said she was nauseated.
Indiana Judge Tied to Drunken White Castle Parking Lot Shooting in 2019 Resigns After Being Charged with Hitting Ex-Husband in Front of Kids
https://lawandcrime.com/judiciary/indiana-judge-tied-to-drunken-white-castle-parking-lot-shooting-in-2019-resigns-after-being-charged-with-hitting-ex-husband-in-front-of-kids/
An embattled Indiana judge resigned this week in the midst of an ethics probe. Sabrina Bell agreed to forfeit her law license for 150 days and to not “seek or accept judicial office in Indiana state courts in the future,”...Bell has been in trouble with ethics authorities multiple times. The most recent case involves allegations that she slapped her ex-husband in the face in front of two of the couple’s three children. A previous discipline case placed Bell among a group of judges who were involved in an overnight drunken parking lot brawl that happened after an attempted visit to a strip joint and ended with a shooting....
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Vt. trooper faces domestic assault charges
https://www.wcax.com/2021/03/03/vt-trooper-faces-domestic-assault-charges/
A Vermont State Trooper faces domestic violence charges following an investigation that began in December. Authorities say Nicholas Cianci, 25, a detective trooper based out of the St. Johnsbury Barracks, was cited on suspicion of physically assaulting and threatening a woman he was in a relationship with multiple times since 2020....
Boies Taps Ex-Prosecutor For Domestic Violence Probe - Law360
https://www.law360.com/legalindustry/articles/1361109/boies-taps-ex-prosecutor-for-domestic-violence-probe
Former New York prosecutor E. Danya Perry has been hired by Boies Schiller Flexner LLP to conduct an independent investigation into Joshua Schiller — an administrative partner at the firm and son of a firm co-founder — who was arrested in January on a domestic violence charge. ...
Former Santa Rosa officer convicted in domestic violence case involving ex-girlfriend
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/former-santa-rosa-officer-convicted-in-domestic-violence-case/
A former Santa Rosa police officer was convicted of felony false imprisonment on Friday for a February 2020 domestic violence arrest involving his girlfriend at the time, as well as a DUI that occurred eight months later. Matthew Meloche, 41, pleaded guilty to the false imprisonment charge before a Sonoma Superior Court judge during the Friday hearing, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Per the terms of the plea deal, he will serve no time in jail but will be on probation for three years as a first-time offender. The case stemmed from his arrest on Feb. 2, 2020, in which Meloche was accused of using his truck to force a vehicle driven by a woman he was dating off the road and block her from leaving. The woman put her vehicle in reverse to try to drive around Meloche, to which he responded to by driving his truck into the side of her car, prosecutors said....
Coral Gables cop accused of attacking wife loses two-year fight to win back his job
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article249726863.html
A former Coral Gables police officer kicked off the force following accusations of domestic violence has lost his bid to win back his job. Manuel Rivero, 43, was fired in 2019 after being accused on three occasions of attacking his wife, including two instances in which he was arrested. He appealed his termination, but lost his case Thursday when arbitrator Lee Kraftchick opined in a 59-page ruling that the city was justified in taking away his badge. “The city acted within its managerial discretion and reasonably when it decided to discharge” Rivero, Kraftchick wrote. “The rules he violated include state criminal statutes, and it is a matter of common sense that a police officer cannot physically abuse others.”...Rivero was a 19-year veteran of the department when he was fired in May 2019 after allegations that he physically abused his wife and drove his patrol car while out of uniform. He was first reprimanded in June 2017 after an alleged domestic violence incident at a movie theater in South Miami, and was put on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Later that summer, he was arrested at his home in Southwest Miami-Dade County. According to an internal affairs file obtained by the Herald in 2017, he had a history of domestic disputes and was arrested and charged in 2016 with one count of misdemeanor battery and one count of domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony. Charges were not pursued by prosecutors after either arrest, according to court records....
Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/19/metro/state-police-bpd-have-long-had-haphazard-lax-response-domestic-violence-within-policing-ranks/
Captain Timothy Connolly, who in 2019 was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and battery of a household member...Officer Ramon Kelly-Chalas...Detective Windell Josey, who while working in the BPD’s domestic violence unit in 2008, was arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend ...Boston police officer Leonard Brown left Quincy District Court after being charged with violating a restraining order, assault with a deadly weapon...At least 35 State Police employees — ranging in rank from trooper to lieutenant — were investigated for domestic-abuse...George Driscoll and John Hanna — have faced multiple domestic-violence... Police possess a skill set that can make them “particularly good abusers,”...Officers are taught how to command, control, restrain, and track people. Their badge grants them credibility and unique access to the criminal justice system, where they have relationships with prosecutors, judges, and social workers — as well as their fellow officers. That stature and implicit power can frighten victims into silence. “They’re terrified” of calling the police...“Because it’ll be his buddies that come out.”
DA drops domestic violence charges against Sonic Automotive CEO David Bruton Smith
https://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/crime/article249946254.html
The Mecklenburg District Attorney’s Office dismissed all domestic violence-related charges filed against Sonic Automotive CEO David Bruton Smith on Friday.
Smith, 46, was arrested in October 2020 and charged with assault on a female, assault by strangulation, false imprisonment and interference with emergency communication....
Buffalo Police officer charged in domestic violence incident
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-police-officer-charged-in-domestic-violence-incident
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo Police officer is now facing charges linked to a domestic violence incident.... Irvin Gaymon is charged with one count of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation and one count of Harassment in the Second Degree. Investigators say Gaymon, who was off-duty at the time, pushed a woman to the floor, then allegedly placed one foot on the victim’s thigh and his other foot on the victim’s neck, which obstructed her breathing.
Sedgwick County detention deputy arrested for domestic violence
https://www.kwch.com/2021/03/15/sedgwick-county-detention-deputy-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Sedgwick County detention deputy was arrested in Haysville Saturday (March 13), and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail for domestic violence. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the Haysville Police Department arrested Deputy Jonathan Ramirez for domestic violence battery, domestic violence criminal damage to property and criminal deprivation of property.
Former Silverton PD officer found guilty in domestic violence incident
https://www.keizertimes.com/posts/2580/former-silverton-pd-officer-found-guilty-in-domestic-violence-incident
Rene Bravo, 61, was convicted on all charges stemming from a chaotic domestic violence incident in March 2020. He will be sentenced on April 9. A former Silverton Police Department sergeant was convicted on all charges relating to a Keizer domestic violence incident in March 2020....
Cape Girardeau officer resigns, facing charges of domestic assault
https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/03/24/cape-girardeau-officer-resigns-facing-charges-domestic-assault/
A police officer resigned and is facing charges of domestic assault. Kelvin D. Robinson was charged on Wednesday, March 24 with domestic assault....
Oklahoma City Police Department sergeant arrested, accused of domestic assault and battery
https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-department-sergeant-arrested-accused-of-domestic-assault-and-battery/
A sergeant within the Oklahoma City Police Department was arrested Saturday for alleged domestic abuse of his wife. Sgt. Kristopher Gellenbeck, a seven-and-a-half year veteran of the Police Department, was arrested on suspicion of domestic assault and battery...
New Orleans police officer arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_709133ac-8f3d-11eb-b12e-ffc14016be22.html
New Orleans police said Saturday they've arrested one of their officers on domestic violence charges. They said they booked Emilio Aleman on Friday with: Home invasion while armed, Unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling while armed, False imprisonment while armed, Attempted third-degree rape....
Panel recommends Enid attorney be suspended for 1 year
https://www.enidnews.com/news/panel-recommends-enid-attorney-be-suspended-for-1-year/article_dd3c04ca-8db0-11eb-9bdb-6f07dc39ad57.html
The panel recommended that Robert Faulk, who pleaded guilty to two charges of domestic abuse in 2020 following a May 2019 incident, be suspended from practicing law for one year from the date of his interim suspension with an additional year of deferred suspension....
UPDATE: Animal Control Director released from jail
https://www.wect.com/2021/03/28/animal-control-director-arrested-assault-gun-charges/
The director of Columbus County Animal Control is out of jail after being arrested over the weekend. Loretta Shipman declined to speak to reporters waiting outside the jail, and was escorted to a car by family members with her head covered by a jacket. According to Sheriff Jody Greene, Shipman was arrested Saturday for assault by pointing a gun.
In addition, she was charged with trespassing and injury to personal property....
2nd NOPD officer arrested for domestic abuse in 1 week
https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/2nd-nopd-officer-arrested-for-domestic-abuse-in-1-week/289-bffaafb3-7901-4e49-848f-da29ee11458c
Officer Larry King Jr. faces six counts stemming from a domestic abuse call on Feb. 22 alleging that King was assaulting his spouse....In total, King faces one count of domestic abuse battery with serious injury, one count of cruelty tot the infirmed, one count of domestic abuse battery by strangulation, two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and one count of illegal use of a weapon. ...
Sentence reduced for former Bellingham police officer convicted of domestic violence abuse
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/crime/article250293690.html
Former Bellingham Police Cpl. Brooks Owen Laughlin, right, was sentenced to 8 years in prison in 2018 in Whatcom County Superior Court. He was resentenced Monday, March 29, after the Washington State Court of Appeals overturned his convictions for one count of felony stalking and one count of misdemeanor harassment....
Buffalo Police cell block attendant charged in domestic violence incident while off-duty
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/buffalo-police-cell-block-attendant-charged-in-domestic-violence-incident-while-off-duty/71-b3cd8b92-42fa-4fb2-a737-fb0fcff5e355
Eric R. Pinkston, 27, of Buffalo was arraigned on one count of first degree reckless endangerment and one count of second degree reckless endangerment....
Boies Schiller Partner Back After Domestic Violence Arrest
https://www.law360.com/legalindustry/articles/1370595/boies-schiller-partner-back-after-domestic-violence-arrest
Joshua Schiller, an administrative partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP's West Coast operation and son of firm co-founder Jonathan Schiller, has returned to work after a January arrest on a domestic violence charge, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to Law360 on Wednesday. The firm did not respond to several requests for comment.
Trial Date Set For Ex-Sen. Woodburn On Domestic Violence Charges
https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/trial-date-set-ex-sen-woodburn-domestic-violence-charges
LANCASTER, NH — Two and a half years after he was arrested on nine domestic violence-related charges against his former fiancee, trial date was set Monday for former state Sen. Jeff Woodburn for May 10 in Coos County Superior Court. Woodburn, 55, a Whitefield Democrat, has pleaded not guilty, and filed notice that he will claim self-defense. Trial had been set last year just as the pandemic hit delaying court proceedings...
Holden police chief facing domestic assault charge after allegedly hitting wife with hammer
https://fox4kc.com/news/holden-police-chief-facing-domestic-assault-charge-after-allegedly-hitting-wife-with-hammer/
The chief of the Holden, Missouri, Police Department found himself behind bars following charges of domestic assault. Authorities say the 29-year-old struck his wife with a hammer, leaving her temporarily unconscious. Trent Neal has been charged with third-degree domestic assault and is now on administrative leave while the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigates....His wife said Neal struck her on the left side of the head with a framing hammer...She said before that he allegedly grabbed her neck and shoved her head into the wall...
Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Murdering Wife After Escalating Abuse: 'Frog in a Pot of Boiling Water'
https://people.com/crime/ex-cop-pleads-guilty-murder-wife-escalating-abuse/
Three months after leaving Jason McIntosh, she was found dead in the parking lot of an athletic complex in Mountain Brook, Ala., shot at least once in the head and once in the back. On Wednesday McIntosh pleaded guilty to murder in his estranged wife's Dec. 1, 2019, death. ...
Social Welfare Centre Director Sacked After Domestic Violence Case
https://www.total-croatia-news.com/news/51881-social-welfare-centre-director-sacked-after-domestic-violence-case
Branko Medunić has been relieved of his duties as the Social Welfare Center director in the eastern town of Nova Gradiška following a probe into a domestic violence case in which a two and a half-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries....The girl has been admitted to Zagreb's children's hospital with severe injuries to the head and body, and doctors are fighting for her life. The parents have been arrested, and a criminal investigation is underway....The mother (24) is the first defendant and is charged with five counts of violating the child's rights and inflicting grievous bodily harm. In comparison, the father (27) is charged with four counts of violating the child's rights and inflicting grievous physical harm...
Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pushed girlfriend before arrest on domestic violence charge, Dallas police say
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/04/14/former-texas-lt-gov-david-dewhurst-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-in-dallas/
Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pushed his girlfriend down as he tried to take their shared laptop from her before he was arrested Tuesday on a domestic violence charge, Dallas police say. Police announced his arrest...The footage shows Dewhurst chasing the woman to the bench and pushing her to the ground to try to get the laptop, the affidavit says, causing her to hit her head on the bench....
Decatur elementary school principal charged with domestic violence
https://whnt.com/news/decatur/decatur-elementary-school-principal-charged-with-domestic-violence/
MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. — The principal of Banks-Caddell Elementary was arrested over the weekend on domestic violence charges, arrest records show.
David Allan McCollum, 40, was arrested on two domestic violence warrants by Arab police late last week. McCollum was charged with two counts of third-degree domestic violence, according to arrest reports — one for assault and another for menacing involving a gun. Both charges are misdemeanors....
Complaint: Former Beloit police officer abused woman 'for a long time' and injured family dog
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/complaint-former-beloit-police-officer-abused-woman-for-a-long-time-and-injured-family-dog/article_cfba8ce0-ab54-5e67-b6f5-fa8406e936b5.html
BELOIT — A former Beloit police officer faces two misdemeanor criminal charges after he allegedly hit a woman on two occasions and also battered a small dog last year, according to a Rock County Circuit Court criminal complaint.
Michael J. Higuchi, 33, is charged with battery with a domestic abuse modifier and mistreating animals—intentional or negligent violation....
Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy arrested for domestic violence
https://www.kwch.com/2021/04/14/sedgwick-county-sheriffs-deputy-arrested-for-domestic-violence-criminal-damage-to-property/
Wichita police arrested Dep. Tyler Brooks with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday for aggravated battery, domestic violence and criminal damage to property.
Trooper from Groveland to be arraigned on domestic violence charges
https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/trooper-from-groveland-to-be-arraigned-on-domestic-violence-charges/article_3f8a41b8-de58-539e-9d0c-92aafcb77e07.html
A Massachusetts State Police sergeant from Groveland is expected to be arraigned Thursday in Rockingham Superior Court in New Hampshire after a grand jury indicted him on three domestic violence-related charges earlier this month. Bryan Erickson, 38, faces second-degree assault (strangulation), criminal restraint and kidnapping charges after his arrest Jan. 31.
Southaven officer accused in domestic violence incident
https://wreg.com/news/southaven-officer-accused-in-domestic-violence-incident/
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — A Southaven Police officer was arrested after allegedly being involved in a domestic violence incident....Tyrone Roper, 25, was allegedly involved in a disturbance....
Boies Atty's Domestic Violence Case Awaits New Hearing
https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1376023/boies-atty-s-domestic-violence-case-awaits-new-hearing
A scheduled hearing in the case of Joshua Schiller, a Boies Schiller West Coast administrative partner who was arrested on charges of domestic violence in January, quickly came and went on Friday, with an attorney for Schiller indicating the prosecution was still mulling over the case....Horngrad responded that Deputy District Attorney Shari Goldman, who was not at the hearing, needed more time to review the case....
Former Galveston officer found not guilty of continuous family violence
https://www.galvnews.com/news/police/free/article_d4858181-354b-5fb9-9b37-b233a01f270e.html
The jury on Friday found Justin David Popovich, 39, not guilty of continuous family violence, court records show. But Popovich still is facing charges of stalking and violating bond conditions, court records show. It’s unclear when he might face a jury on those counts. Popovich was arrested four times early in 2020 and is accused of stalking and violating bond conditions after trying to make contact with a woman he was ordered to stay away from, court records show. He was first indicted on Jan. 23, 2020, on domestic violence charges. He was accused of hitting, pushing and grabbing a woman by the neck in two different incidents in 2019, court records show.
LMPD officer accused of breaking into woman's home, beating her while armed with gun
https://www.wlky.com/article/lmpd-officer-arrested-and-facing-a-domestic-violence-charge/36152922
A Louisville Metro Police Department officer was arrested after allegedly breaking into a woman's home and holding her hostage at gunpoint for over three hours.Officer Robert Jones, 25, was arrested Friday after reports say he broke into the victim's Louisville home with a gun on April 11.Jones was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree wanton endangerment, and fourth-degree assault, a domestic violence charge, court records confirm.According to those court records, Jones "pushed" his way inside the woman's home, and he "began berating victim about not returning his calls."Jones is also accused of choking, punching, and pushing the victim multiple times, as well as holding a gun to her head. The incident that lasted for approximately three hours left the victim with bruising and swelling to her face, chest and neck, and other parts of her body, investigators said....
VIDEO: Former deputy accused of killing 3 arrested near Manor
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/austin-active-shooter-great-hills-trail/269-2741a601-3108-44cb-900b-4abfe0e8353f
Three people were killed in a shooting in northwest Austin Sunday morning. Stephen Broderick has been tentatively identified by police as the primary suspect.
AUSTIN, Texas — Three people were killed in a shooting in northwest Austin Sunday morning, officials confirmed. The suspect, a former Austin-area detective, remained missing for many hours, though police believed this was an isolated domestic situation and there was no risk to the general public. Police announced Monday morning that suspect Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41, was arrested in the Manor area after officials received two 911 calls about a man walking along US 290. Officials said he was armed with a loaded pistol in his waistband....
BCSO fires deputy arrested twice on domestic violence charges
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/04/20/bcso-fires-deputy-arrested-twice-on-domestic-violence-charges/
BCSO deputy John Paul Garza, 30, has been arrested on a charge of assault. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy who was arrested twice in 2020 for accusations of domestic violence has been fired...
A trooper hit his wife. The Maine State Police sent him to rehab.
https://bangordailynews.com/2021/04/20/mainefocus/a-trooper-hit-his-wife-the-maine-state-police-sent-him-to-rehab/
The first time Justin “Jay” Cooley hit his wife, he tried to explain it away....He was a Maine State Police trooper after all, one of the state’s elite officers.... ‘code of silence’...
“The problem with this is they are not accountable to anybody,” Burns said. “If [Cooley] was a normal citizen, things would have turned out a whole lot different. But he wasn’t.”...
Bench trial for Cleveland police officer charged with domestic violence
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/04/21/bench-trial-cleveland-police-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence/
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The bench trial for a Cleveland police officer charged with domestic violence began Wednesday...Officer Stevie Green Jr. was arrested by Lakewood police on Oct. 11, 2019.
Domestic violence charges against Newsom brother-in-law dropped: attorney
https://www.kron4.com/news/california/domestic-violence-charges-against-newsom-brother-in-law-dropped-attorney/
(BCN) – Domestic violence charges have been dropped against Joshua Irwin Schiller, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s brother-in-law, after he was arrested in January...Schiller’s wife had visible, minor injuries...“We are clearly pleased, though not surprised, by the decision to drop the charge in light of the facts and circumstances,” Horngrad said in a statement. “The district attorney dismissed the case after a thorough review in the interests of justice because there was no case to prove … Mr. and Ms. Schiller are glad to put this behind them.” Schiller, 40, is an attorney at the New York-based law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, which has offices in San Francisco.
Former Maine trooper pleads guilty to domestic violence assault
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/28/former-maine-trooper-pleads-guilty-of-domestic-violence-assault/
A former Maine State Police trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to domestic violence assault in a case that ended his career and raised questions about whether the trooper’s supervisors failed to immediately investigate his criminal behavior after they received reports of abuse from his ex-wife. Former Trooper Justin “Jay” Cooley, 50, pleaded guilty to one count of domestic violence assault for hitting his ex-wife, Amy Burns, in May 2019 at their home in Wales. Cooley admitted to the assault in a text message that Burns provided to police and prosecutors.
Off-duty Bexar County deputy arrested after police respond to domestic violence call
https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Off-duty-Bexar-County-deputy-arrested-after-16137302.php
Alan Lira Leos, 30, has been charged with assault family violence causing choking or strangulation, the sheriff’s office said. An off-duty Bexar County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Wednesday morning on the Southeast Side by San Antonio police following a report of domestic violence. Alan Lira Leos, 30, has been charged with assault family violence causing choking or strangulation, the sheriff’s office said.
White report triggers political fallout, criticism of past police scrutiny
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/14/metro/white-report-triggers-political-fallout-criticism-past-police-scrutiny/
“[These allegations] represent a troubling pattern of behavior of a man in power against multiple women. Survivors of domestic violence deserve better...“We look forward to learning more about the policy. Sexual assault, harassment, and abuse thrive in silence, and people in power rely on that silence to perpetrate harm,”...Boston’s Acting Mayor Kim Janey released the findings Friday of an outside investigation into embattled police commissioner Dennis White....White has been suspended since shortly after taking office in early February,...a past domestic violence case; court records showed that he was accused of pushing and threatening to shoot his then-wife, and that he was ordered to stay away from his family and surrender his service weapon. White was never charged with a crime and denied the allegations in court filings, but the police department refused to turn over its related internal affairs investigation....
Indian River County corrections deputy fired after domestic violence arrest
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-indian-river-county/indian-river-county-corrections-deputy-fired-after-domestic-violence-arrest
Cpl. Chris Swindell fired hours after arrest. An Indian River County Corrections Deputy has been fired after being arrested by Port St. Lucie police last night for domestic violence battery involving alcohol.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — An Indian River County corrections deputy has been fired after being arrested by Port St. Lucie police Saturday night on a domestic violence battery charge involving alcohol... former Cpl. Chris Swindell was arrested overnight. "This is not his first incident ...
San Antonio police officer fired, but not arrested, after domestic violence incident
https://www.ksat.com/news/defenders/2021/05/11/san-antonio-police-officer-fired-but-not-arrested-after-domestic-violence-incident/
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer was fired in February after he allegedly grabbed his estranged wife by her neck and assaulted her boyfriend during a domestic incident last year. Luis Cordova was indefinitely suspended... His wife, who told police she and Cordova had been separated for a few months, said Cordova barged into the home that morning, banging on her bedroom door while she was asleep with her boyfriend...When she opened the door, Cordova “rushed in and began to argue with her asking her why she was doing this to him,” officers wrote in the report. Cordova continued to yell at the couple, allegedly striking the man on the right side of his face, according to his suspension paperwork. Cordova also allegedly grabbed his wife “by her neck and pushed her as she attempted to stop the disturbance from escalating.”... Despite that, records showed Cordova has never been arrested in connection with the case....
DA: Former Tulare Co. Sheriff’s sergeant convicted of domestic violence
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/da-former-tulare-co-sheriffs-sergeant-convicted-of-domestic-violence/
TULARE COUNTY, California (KSEE/KGPE) – A former Tulare County Sheriff’s sergeant on trial for rape has been found guilty of several domestic violence-related charges... On Friday, May 7, a jury found 47-year-old Richard Ramirez guilty on 11 charges including two misdemeanor counts of battery, and two felony counts of dissuading a witness, one count of stalking, and two counts of battery on a significant other. Ramirez was facing charges of forcible rape and spousal rape but was convicted on the lesser charges of battery. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says Ramirez committed the crimes against two adults and a minor between 2008-2019.
Sheriff: Sergeant with Falmouth Police Department arrested in domestic violence investigation
https://www.wlwt.com/article/sheriff-sergeant-with-falmouth-police-department-arrested-in-domestic-violence-investigation/36385945
A sergeant with the Falmouth Police Department is now in custody following a domestic violence situation Sunday, according to the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office... a report of a "physical domestic altercation" where shots were fired...the home of Sgt. Mark McClure of the Falmouth Police Department. McClure was taken into custody and faces domestic violence charges.
Domestic violence case against Sacramento police officer continued to June 1
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article251293994.html
The first court appearance for a Sacramento police officer accused in a domestic violence case has been put on hold until next month. Justin David Shepard, 30, was arrested Friday and subsequently released on $50,000 bail....
No charges against Kan. deputy for domestic abuse
https://jcpost.com/posts/7bf04489-d2a4-4f56-bc6f-7e165c3d6fac
SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas sheriff’s deputy accused of alleged domestic violence is returning to work and no charges will be filed... On April 13, the Wichita Police Department arrested 31-year-od Deputy Tyler Brooks for alleged Aggravated Domestic Battery, Domestic Battery, Criminal Threat and Domestic Violence Criminal Damage to Property stemming from an incident involving an intimate partner of the deputy with whom he shares a residence.
Spousal abuse investigation, concerns about domestic violence responses preceded rape charge against ex-Spokane cop as trial date pushed back
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/06/spousal-abuse-investigation-concerns-about-domesti/
For years, friends and fellow law enforcement officers raised red flags about what they deemed inappropriate and perhaps violent behavior of former Spokane police Officer Nathan Nash. But it wasn’t until he was accused 18 months ago of sexually assaulting a domestic violence victim that he was fired from the police department...
Although choking is considered an alarming indicator of future homicidal violence, Nash said he considered making a dual arrest because the victim admitted to hitting and biting her ex-boyfriend. But he knew that practice was frowned upon by department supervisors. Eight days later – after Nash said he had “almost completely forgotten about the call” – the domestic violence victim reported Nash had put his fingers inside her vagina while supposedly examining darkened bruising on her arms, hips and rear.... Investigative records claim this incident wasn’t the first time Nash’s handling of a domestic violence call was documented by supervisors for unusual or inappropriate behavior. It was his third within a year, with the first documented during his probationary field training period in October 2018....Months before either of those alleged interactions, Nash was investigated by Spokane police Internal Affairs for spousal abuse. Investigators determined the allegation from a 2017 incident in Tri-Cities was unfounded after interviewing Nash and his wife separately, according to Internal Affairs records....
BRPD officer arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.wbrz.com/news/brpd-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge police officer is facing criminal charges related to a domestic violence incident that allegedly happened last week.... officer Brandon Taylor, 35, was arrested for domestic battery. The incident reportedly happened May 6. Deputies with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office took him into custody Tuesday night.
No other details surrounding the crime were immediately available.
Judge rejects trooper's latest bid for bail in Exeter domestic assault case
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/05/12/trooper-bryan-erickson-denied-bail-domestic-violence-case/5058259001/
BRENTWOOD – A Rockingham Superior Court judge has once again rejected a bail hearing for a Massachusetts state trooper charged with allegedly head-butting and strangling his extramarital girlfriend.... Sgt. Bryan Erickson ... Erickson is facing charges of second-degree assault (domestic violence), criminal restraint and kidnapping (domestic violence), for allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the room during the incident that occurred at his girlfriend’s Exeter home Jan. 31. The woman alleged to be the victim told police Erickson choked, head-butted and repeatedly pinned her down on the bed in a 20- to- 25-minute struggle, during which she attempted to call 911 several times but was allegedly prevented from doing so by Erickson...
Boston police Sergeant Brian Dunford caught on video physically assaulting a child, report says
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/05/19/metro/boston-police-sergeant-brian-dunford-caught-video-physically-assaulting-child-report-says
The video also shows Brian Dunford grabbing the boy by his mouth and jaw, and saying repeatedly, “Do it again and let’s see what happens ... let’s see what you got,” Pires wrote. Brian Dunford, son of a retired top-ranking supervisor in the Boston Police Department, has a record that includes multiple citizen complaints, including a 2010 use of force allegation for which he was exonerated. Dunford also was the subject of an internal affairs investigation after a 2008 incident in which a Black firefighter alleged that Dunford and his partner attacked him. Dunford ultimately served a two-day suspension for failing to “accurately document the type or amount of force used” on the firefighter while investigating a domestic disturbance. The firefighter received a $52,500 settlement....a judge ordered him to stay away from his wife and two children. A Boston police spokesman said Tuesday that Brian Dunford has been placed on administrative leave....
Former state senator guilty on domestic violence charge
https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/former-state-senator-guilty-on-domestic-violence-charge/article_ed8b9f6c-b438-11eb-b6d7-e76c65cdd319.html
LANCASTER — A Coos County jury found former state Sen. Jeffrey Woodburn guilty of four counts including a domestic violence charge but returned not guilty verdicts on five other misdemeanor counts following a three-day trial. Woodburn, 55, of Whitefield was found guilty of one count of domestic violence, one count of simple assault and two counts of criminal mischief. But the jury ruled he was not guilty of three counts of simple assault, one count of domestic violence and one count of criminal trespass....
Northampton County constable candidate has a history of violence
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-moore-township-constable-candidate-domestic-violence-20210513-qxpegavxrvhmvk37tbobtwfhpi-story.html
A candidate for constable in Northampton County with a history of domestic violence says he would not enforce protection from abuse orders if he is elected. Matthew Flower is one of three people running as Republicans for the position in Moore Township serving warrants and other legal papers for the district courts. Pennsylvania court records show that Flower pleaded guilty to harassment and disorderly conduct in 2014 after knocking his wife to the floor and choking her. He pleaded guilty to similar charges in 2019 after choking a tenant in his home until the man lost consciousness....
Dallas County DA Drops Family Violence Case Against Former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, His Attorney Says
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-county-da-drops-family-violence-case-against-former-lt-gov-david-dewhurst/2632697/
Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst will face no further legal action after being booked in the Dallas County Jail last month on a charge of misdemeanor family violence with injury last month....the Dallas County District Attorney's Office has declined to accept a domestic violence case against the former lieutenant governor. The DA's office told KRLD they've taken no action on the case.
Domestic violence charges filed in court against ACCPD officer
https://www.classiccitynews.com/post/domestic-violence-charges-filed-in-court-against-accpd-officer
An Athens-Clarke County police officer who was arrested two months ago for a family violence incident has been formally accused of four misdemeanor charges stemming from that incident that involved his children’s mother. According to an accusation filed May 7 in State Court, 26-year-old Sadiki Kamau McBarnette is charged with simple battery, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to property. ...
Colorado police chief arrested on assault, domestic violence charges
https://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/2021/05/16/colorado-police-chief-arrested-on-assault-domestic-violence-charges/
FORT MORGAN — The chief of police for the town of Log Lane Village in Morgan County was arrested on assault and domestic violence charges, according to Fort Morgan police. Joshua Katz, 33, was arrested...Katz is facing the following charges: second-degree assault, third-degree assault, false imprisonment, harassment, and domestic violence.
Miami cop arrested on domestic violence charge; second officer arrested in past week
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article251461833.html
A Miami police officer was arrested and charged Sunday with battery after authorities say he was involved in a domestic violence incident. Michael J. Bello “has been relieved of duty [with pay]...Bello is now the second Miami police officer to be arrested within the last week. On May 11, officer Ashley Hunter was relieved of duty with pay during an internal affairs investigation — the day after she was apprehended on DUI charges following a traffic crash. She was arrested by Miami-Dade police Tuesday afternoon on charges of DUI and DUI with damage to property or person.
When Your Abuser Is a Powerful Politician
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/tanya-selvaratnam-eric-schneiderman-metoo-domestic-violence.html
“Abuse is not only physical, it’s also financial, verbal, legal, digital and emotional.”
When the film producer and activist Tanya Selvaratnam decided to come forward with allegations of physical abuse against her ex-boyfriend, Eric Schneiderman, a former New York attorney general, she felt as though everything was stacked against her....
Lawmaker With Troubled Past Charged With Domestic Violence
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/delaware/articles/2021-05-19/lawmaker-with-troubled-past-charged-with-domestic-violence
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A state lawmaker who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and is a leader of criminal justice reform efforts in the Delaware General Assembly has been arrested on domestic violence charges. Delaware State Police said Wednesday that troopers arrested Darius J. Brown, 39...
Concord police officer’s bail revoked for contacting victim in domestic violence case
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Former-Concord-cop-denied-bail-40527625
A judge has revoked the bail of Bryan Croft, a suspended Concord police charged with domestic violence, after finding he violated the court’s no-contact order numerous times....
LMPD officer accused in violent domestic assault going before grand jury
https://www.wave3.com/2021/05/19/lmpd-officer-accused-violent-domestic-assault-going-before-grand-jury/
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Robert Jones’ case will be heard by a grand jury. Jones was accused of beating a girl, holding her at gunpoint, and even body-slamming her at one point....
Mass. trooper’s fight for bail stays alive in Exeter domestic assault case
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/06/02/mass-troopers-fight-bail-stays-alive-exeter-nh-domestic-case/7507023002/
CONCORD — The Massachusetts state trooper accused of felony domestic violence of his extramarital girlfriend, nearly had his bid for bail rejected by the state Supreme Court after he initially failed to pay court fees....Trooper Sgt. Bryan Erickson’s...
Erickson’s bail was originally denied Feb. 3, and again Feb. 16 following a two-day evidentiary hearing, where prosecutors successfully argued Erickson would pose a level of danger if released....Erickson filed an appeal to the state Supreme Court, after Brennan argued Erickson's past military and law enforcement experience were wrongly viewed by the Superior Court judge as aggravating factors to determine if his client posed a threat to the victim and community if released. “Hopefully the Supreme Court agrees a citizen’s exemplary commitment to the country as a sworn Marine, and unblemished, longstanding record as a stellar law enforcement officer for Commonwealth of Massachusetts should not be held against a person in determining the suitability for a person to be released,” Brennan said. ...
Henrico Police officer charged with domestic assault, abduction after James City Co. incident
https://www.wtkr.com/news/henrico-police-officer-charged-with-domestic-assault-abduction-after-james-city-co-incident
JAMES CITY Co., Va. - A James City County man who’s a Henrico Police officer has been charged with assault and abduction among other offenses. 24-year-old Robert Swift, who goes by Luke, was charged with domestic assault and battery, felony credit card theft and two counts of felony abduction after James City County Deputy Police Chief Steve Rubino said his wife reported him on June 2....
Kansas deputy suspended after arrest involving domestic violence disorderly conduct
https://newstalkkzrg.com/2021/06/03/kansas-deputy-suspended-after-arrest-involving-domestic-violence-disorderly-conduct/
(AP) – A Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy has been suspended following his arrest over the weekend on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence disorderly conduct. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Clayton Blackwood was arrested Saturday stemming from an incident involving Blackwood’s domestic partner. Records show the woman involved also was arrested. Authorities say Blackwood has been with the Sedgwick department for five years. He was suspended without pay pending the outcome of criminal and internal investigations.
Former Concord detective pleads guilty to domestic violence, avoids more serious felony charges
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Concord-Police-Officer-Bryan-Croft-sentenced-on-domestic-violence-charges-40804135
A former Concord police detective pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence and stalking charges...As part of a negotiated plea bargain, prosecutors dropped five felony charges against Croft, including second-degree assault, witness tampering and falsifying physical evidence....Croft, who is the son of Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft, was first arrested in January on charges stemming from a domestic violence incident in October. Croft was accused of strangling his wife while she held their infant son, and then forcing her outside, before bolting the door with a chain. Croft then slammed the door on his wife’s arm as she reached inside to unlock the door...
Former Lawrence County deputy facing domestic violence charges
https://www.waff.com/2021/06/04/former-lawrence-county-deputy-facing-domestic-violence-charges/
LAWRENCE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A law enforcement officer with a history at both the Tuscumbia Police Department and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is now facing charges for domestic violence. Jonathan Wayne Glaze was arrested on June 3rd on charges of domestic violence and harassment....
Guatemalan ex-official’s family members sue 2 journalists under violence against women law - Committee to Protect Journalists
https://cpj.org/2021/06/guatemalan-ex-officials-family-members-sue-2-journalists-under-violence-against-women-law/
In May 21, two relatives of Miguel Martínez, the former director of the Government Center presidential commission, a branch of the Guatemalan executive, filed a criminal suit against del Cid and Figueroa, both reporters at the investigative news website Vox Populi, alleging that they violated laws pertaining to coercion and violence against women, according to news reports and del Cid, who spoke to CPJ in a phone interview.
In the suit, María Luisa Morales Gatica, the ex-official’s mother, and Claudia Ivonne Martínez Morales, his sister, claimed they had experienced emotional and psychological trauma due to del Cid and Figueroa’s work, and that it violated the country’s Law Against Femicide and Other Forms of Violence Against Women; they did not specify which articles caused those alleged injuries, according to del Cid and a May 21 court document, which CPJ reviewed....
Police officer pleads guilty to domestic violence, stalking
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-domestic-16225887.php
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Concord police officer initially accused of assaulting a woman and pressuring her to lie about it pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor domestic violence, stalking and contempt of court charges. Bryan Croft, 39, will serve eight months in jail....
Ex-Alabama cop killed wife with gun state took away and then returned: report
https://nypost.com/2021/06/04/ex-alabama-cop-killed-wife-with-gun-state-took-away-and-returned-report/
A former Alabama cop who dragged his wife out of a bar and gunned her down in 2019 used a weapon that authorities had taken away — and then returned — after he shot and injured her nine months prior, a report said Friday. Officials gave Jason McIntosh the firearm back two weeks before the deadly...
School superintendent charged with domestic violence
https://kmph.com/news/local/school-superintendent-charged-with-domestic-violence
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — The superintendent of the Central Unified School District is facing some legal trouble. Superintendent Andrew Alvarado was arrested on June 4 and charged with felony domestic violence and one misdemeanor warrant for secure payment compensation, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office....
State Police trooper is arrested for domestic violence; relieved of duty
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/07/metro/state-police-trooper-is-arrested-domestic-violence-relieved-duty/
A State Police trooper was arrested on domestic violence charges in Wrentham Saturday, leading to his removal from active duty pending a suspension hearing later this week. Trooper Michael Atton, 34, of Wrentham, pleaded not guilty to one count of assault and battery on a family or household member ....
A former NYPD agent denounces that she was a victim of the culture of rape, drugs and sexual harassment while serving in the force
https://marketresearchtelecast.com/a-former-nypd-agent-denounces-that-she-was-a-victim-of-the-culture-of-rape-drugs-and-sexual-harassment-while-serving-in-the-force/76579/
A former agent of the New York Police Department denounced in a lawsuit filed Tuesday before the Federal Court in Manhattan that was raped, sodomized and mentally tormented repeatedly by a group of officers over the course of five years. María Méndez, who was in charge of domestic violence cases in the 32nd precinct of the Harlem neighborhood and resigned in January 2019 after a 14-year police career, claims she was raped by two officers, a detective and a firefighter, whom she accuses of regularly forcing her to consuming oxycodone, ecstasy, and alcohol, pick up New York Post. Mendez said the abuse started in 2014 with his patrol partner, Ryan Marrero, who gave her two pills of oxycodone, an opioid, and began raping and sodomizing her on a regular basis, according to the court document. Once photos and videos of the rapes were released in the department, other police officers, including Officer Jimmy Gutierres and Detective Michael Ganz, allegedly demanded sexual acts from her and then raped her.... Lieutenant Julio Calle... Sergeant Alfred Gallicchio... Lieutenant Filastin Srour...
The evidence included mobile devices, more than 100 pairs of “dirty” underwear, and a DNA sample, but a year later, he was informed that the Manhattan prosecutor would not take the case to court because it could not be “proven beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime occurred”...
LMPD Officer Recently Arrested For Domestic Violence Has History Of Similar Allegations
https://wfpl.org/lmpd-officer-recently-arrested-for-domestic-violence-has-history-of-similar-allegations/
Before he was arrested earlier this month for domestic violence, Louisville Metro Police Officer Harry Seeders had a long history of similar allegations. The police department was aware of this record when they hired him. Seeders, 30, was arrested June 4 on two counts of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly hit, shoved and strangled a woman he was dating. Seeders is out on a $2,500 bond. He was already on administrative leave from LMPD for shooting and killing Louisville resident Brian Allen Thurman in November 2020 during a traffic stop in the Portland neighborhood....Years earlier, Seeders was twice accused of domestic violence by the mother of his child....
Officer found guilty of 'unlawfully being in a dwelling house'
https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/10416087-peel-police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-discreditable-conduct-ordered-to-complete-domestic-violence-program/
A Peel Regional Police officer has pleaded guilty to one count of discreditable conduct following an incident from July 2019 involving his former girlfriend at the time. According to the investigation report from the force, Const. Amarjit Rehan, currently assigned to 21 Division's Homicide Bureau and Intelligence Service, was “found guilty of a criminal offence...she had endured “ongoing volatile behaviour and emotional abuse” and that Rehan had “escalating rage, sent threatening, insulting and disturbing text messages.”...
Judge reinstates domestic violence charge against Boston police officer
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/15/metro/judge-reinstates-domestic-violence-charge-against-boston-police-officer/
A municipal court judge on Tuesday agreed to reinstate a domestic violence charge against a Boston police officer, ruling the court was presented with “erroneous misrepresentations” when the charge was dismissed last week, according to Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins’ office. Officer Alexis Herrera-Brea Jr. was arrested last Tuesday on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after he allegedly slammed his brother’s head on concrete pavement in a dispute over doing the dishes at a family gathering in Dorchester on June 6. But the charge was dismissed after his lawyer, Benjamin Megrian, cited a ruling by an Appeals Court judge that pavement cannot be considered a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors later learned that decision was overturned by the State Supreme Judicial Court....
Officer surrenders to face domestic violence charge
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/06/22/officer-surrenders-to-face-domestic-violence-charge/
Richard Anthony Tippenhauer, a Miami-Dade police officer, surrendered to Miami police on Monday after a woman accused him of domestic violence....
Lloyd Austin also backs removing the chain of command in domestic violence cases
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-chief-supports-removing-chain-command-sexual-assault/story?id=78430459
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced that he will work with Congress to remove the prosecution of sexual assault and domestic violence cases from the military chain of command. The move is a stunning turnaround by the Pentagon to support a change championed by members of Congress and advocates of sexual assault victims as a way to stem sexual assault in the military...."The IRC recommended the inclusion of other special victims' crimes inside this independent prosecution system, to include domestic violence," he added. "I support this as well, given the strong correlation between these sorts of crimes and the prevalence of sexual assault." The panel had Recommended that independent military lawyers reporting to a special victims prosecutor should take over the duties currently undertaken by military commanders in deciding whether to court-martial those accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment or domestic violence.
Resources | Police-perpetrated domestic violence
http://www.dwetendorf.com/1resource.html
The following articles and books were published over a span of more than twenty years...
Columbiana County coroner to pay fine in domestic violence case
https://www.wytv.com/news/local-news/columbiana-county-coroner-to-pay-fine-in-domestic-violence-case/
Columbiana County’s coroner will now have to pay a $1,000 fine after pleading no contest in court Wednesday morning. Scott Wilson was arrested last December after a woman told police that he had punched her in the face. In court, prosecutors agreed to change his charge from domestic violence to a misdemeanor count of assault....
Log Lane Village Chief of Police resigns amidst domestic violence case
https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2021/06/25/log-lane-village-chief-of-police-resigns-amidst-domestic-violence-case/
Log Lane Village Chief of Police Joshua Katz has formally resigned amidst pending charges for domestic violence and assault. Katz was arrested on May 15 and currently faces charges of second-degree assault, third-degree assault, harassment, false imprisonment and domestic violence....
Former U.S. Senate candidate, found not guilty of Fairfield domestic violence charges, eyes return to politics
https://www.centralmaine.com/2021/06/25/former-u-s-senate-candidate-from-central-maine-found-not-guilty-in-domestic-violence-charges-eyes-return-to-politics/
Levasseur said that he works as a contractor, but has lost business and friends, because of criminal allegations dating back several years. “People have to trust you to be in their home, and I’ve lost work,” Levasseur said. “I’ve lost friends, and some of those friends have come back around. But it’s just it’s been a hard run.” Levasseur went to trial and was found not guilty in March this year on domestic violence charges stemming from an incident in Fairfield in December 2019. Earlier in 2019, Levasseur announced that he was challenging Sen. Susan Collins for her seat and ran as a Republican on a platform of “America First” policies, becoming the first Republican to challenge Collins since 1996. He was dogged at the time by a 2012 conviction of assault, which occurred while he was serving as a reserve officer for the Clinton Police Department. After a five-month campaign, Levasseur dropped out of the election, citing pressure from “party elites” in the Maine Republican Party, including former Gov. Paul LePage....
Taking guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, especially when they’re law enforcement
https://www.al.com/opinion/2021/06/taking-guns-out-of-the-hands-of-domestic-abusers-especially-when-theyre-law-enforcement.html
Federal and Alabama state law prohibits possession of a gun by anyone convicted of a domestic violence offense or anyone who has a protection order against him...
FBI data from 2015 found 51% of female homicide victims were killed by partners: 58% of these victims with firearms....When Megan moved into her own apartment in September 2019, she wrote, “I’m going to live my life, he’s not going to run me out of town where my family and friends are. No matter where I move, he will find me, with all his connections with the police. His buddies will help him find me.” She had no way of knowing Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) would provide her husband with the murder weapon.
Bombay HC grants bail to late police commissioner's son in domestic violence case
https://www.indiatoday.in/law/story/bombay-hc-bail-police-commissioner-son-domestic-violence-1819832-2021-06-26
The Bombay High Court on Saturday granted bail to Raj Tyagi, the son of late former Mumbai Police Commissioner RD Tyagi, in a domestic violence case. Raj Tyagi was arrested on March 21. Justice PD Naik granted bail on strict conditions after Tyagi filed an affidavit from jail, stating that he would not enter the jurisdiction of Bandra West police station where his wife lives. His wife also agreed to withdraw all legal proceedings against him. Tyagi was arrested after his wife pressed charges of attempt to murder, domestic violence and cruelty against him. ....
Domestic Violence Charge for Off-Duty Hamilton County Corrections Officer - WDEF
https://wdef.com/2021/06/27/domestic-violence-charge-off-duty-hamilton-county-corrections-officer/
Collegedale Police were called to a unit at the Summit at Hawthorne Apartments early Saturday morning regarding a woman screaming for help. A neighbor made the call.
Officers met Jordan Brown and her boyfriend Ronnie Tyler Grasham, an off duty Hamilton County Corrections Officer... threw her on the ground. Brown also says Grasham placed his knee in her back and his arm around her neck and said she was going to jail because he was a cop....arrested Tyler Grasham for Aggravated Domestic Violence after seeing visible marks on Brown’s neck and arm...
The 10th Circuit ruled in favor of the estate of a woman who was murdered by her police officer ex-boyfriend
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/domesticviolencepolice.pdf
Johnston detective facing domestic violence charges
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/johnston-detective-facing-domestic-violence-charges/
A Johnston police officer was arrested in connection with a domestic disturbance in Westerly over the weekend....Detective Steven Lopez, 57, was taken into custody early Saturday morning....After several hours of trying to make contact with Lopez, Lacey said they assembled a SWAT team and entered the home through the garage. The reason a SWAT team was brought in, Lacey said, was because Lopez is a detective and has access to firearms.
Franklin County assistant prosecutor charged with domestic violence and assault
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2021/06/29/franklin-county-assistant-prosecutor-charged-domestic-violence-assault/7806148002/
Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Brian E. Simms pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and assault filed against him in connection with his arrest Saturday following an incident with his wife. Brian E. Simms, 59, was charged with the offenses Saturday for allegedly assaulting his wife at their Westerville home "after an argument earlier in the evening," according to court documents. "His wife had visible injuries to her neck and face area where Brian grabbed her by the throat and hit her in the face,"...
Edgewood football coach charged with domestic violence
https://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/edgewood-football-coach-charged-with-domestic-violence/article_5be031b8-03b9-5425-9daa-587b3d52861a.html
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP — Edgewood High School head football coach Jon Butchko was arrested and charged with domestic violence on June 25, according to a report from the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office....
Boston Police Department banished for domestic violence allegations
https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/boston-police-department-banished-for-domestic-violence-allegations-national/161731/
The Boston Police Commissioner was dismissed on Monday after decades of accusations of domestic violence after a fierce battle to maintain his job. Deputy Mayor Kim Jennie has announced that Dennis White will be dismissed from the city’s top police officer four months after White. I was on vacation on suspicion Only a few days after starting a new job....
CMPD officer charged with assault, false imprisonment in domestic violence case
https://www.wbtv.com/2021/06/30/cmpd-officer-charged-with-assault-false-imprisonment-domestic-violence-case/
A Charlotte police officer has been charged with assault and false imprisonment in a domestic violence investigation. CMPD detectives charged Officer Stephanie Michalowski for simple assault and misdemeanor false imprisonment....
The 10th Circuit ruled in favor of the estate of a woman who was murdered by her police officer ex-boyfriend
https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/domesticviolencepolice.pdf
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Two Spartanburg law enforcement officers charged in domestic violence cases
https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2021/07/08/spartanburg-police-officer-sheriff-deputy-charged-criminal-domestic-violence/7905296002/
On Wednesday, Spartanburg Police officer Dejuan Tremaine Shell, 25, was charged with second degree domestic violence, by SLED agents.... On Monday, Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputy Blake Jeffery Barton, 35, was charged with second degree domestic violence in an incident that happened on Monday....
AG Wants Ex-Senator Woodburn Jailed for 60 Days on Domestic Violence Convictions
http://indepthnh.org/2021/07/09/ag-wants-ex-senator-woodburn-jailed-for-60-days-on-domestic-violence-convictions/
CONCORD – Prosecutors want former state Senator Jeffrey Woodburn sentenced to two years with at least 60 days of that time served in jail for misdemeanor convictions involving domestic violence against his former fiancée Emily Jacobs. Woodburn, a Whitefield Democrat who lost his re-election bid in November 2018 after his arrest almost three years ago, was convicted in May...
Airway Heights Police Officer resigns amid investigation into alleged domestic violence
https://www.inlander.com/spokane/airway-heights-police-officer-resigns-amid-investigation-into-alleged-domestic-violence/Content?oid=21959085
Airway Heights Police Officer Curtis Tucker, under investigation over allegations uncovered by the Inlander that he abused several women, has resigned... Two of Tucker's ex-wives had accused him of domestic violence, including sexual assault and verbal and physical abuse. Three other women said that Tucker was abusive toward them as well. All the women said they were afraid to make a report because he was a police officer. Tucker was chosen to represent the Airway Heights Police Department on the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition in 2019, despite the police department knowing as early as 2017 that one ex-wife of Tucker's had accused him of hitting, choking and raping her....
'Violence and terror': Auckland police officer on trial for family violence charges
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/violence-and-terror-auckland-police-officer-on-trial-for-family-violence-charges/3TRMWAC7E33VPNMQMMUBOGPI7I/
A police officer is on trial at Auckland District Court for a string of assault and child cruelty charges. Warning: Disturbing content A police officer accused of family violence and child cruelty ...
Dallas officer arrested on domestic-violence charge in Arlington
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/07/13/dallas-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-in-arlington/
A Dallas police officer was arrested over the weekend after an accusation of domestic violence. Juan Lopez Jr., 37, was booked into the Arlington jail Sunday on one count of family-violence assault. He was later released on bond...
McDowell County Deputy on paid leave after domestic violence claims
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/mcdowell-county-deputy-on-paid-leave-after-domestic-violence-claims/
AVONDALE, WV (WVNS) — A deputy with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Department has been suspended amidst domestic violence claims. On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, several calls were made to 911, but the caller hung up. After attempts to reach the person, the McDowell County 911 Center pinged the phone to the Avondale area, at the home of Deputy Kevin Shelton....She told police she called 911, but Shelton allegedly told her to hang up the phone....
Former Louisville Metro Police officer charged in domestic violence case
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2021/07/14/ex-louisville-cop-robert-neff-charged-again-domestic-violence/7962682002/
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville Metro Police officer who resigned last year after he was found guilty of groping a woman while she worked at a Thorntons gas station was arrested again Tuesday in connection with a domestic violence case. Robert Neff, 26, of Clarksville, Indiana, was arrested on a warrant Tuesday and charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault - domestic violence causing minor injury and one count of intimidating a participant in the legal process....
MPD: Mobile Police Officer arrested for domestic violence
https://mynbc15.com/news/local/mpd-mobile-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WPMI) — A Mobile Police Officer found himself on the wrong side of the law Wednesday. Daniel Marlin was arrested for interfering with a domestic violence emergency call and domestic violence involving strangulation or suffocation.
Mobile Police confirm tonight he is a current officer. ...
Three officers booked for domestic violence, sexual assault in July
https://thesungazette.com/article/news/2021/07/14/three-officers-booked-for-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-in-july/
Despite the most recent arrests of Araujo and Garcia, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is already facing a law suit over the department’s conduct while investigating allegations regarding former Sgt. Richard Ramirez. On May 10, Ramirez was convicted on domestic violence and witness intimidation charges. In June the woman he abused, Jennifer Hillan, filed a federal civil suit claiming that Ramirez was protected by fellow deputies, and possibly Sheriff Mike Boudreaux himself. “Ramirez carried out an ongoing campaign of violence, intimidation, stalking, and unlawful detention against the plaintiff from 2018 to 2019, while acting in the course and scope of his employment, and under color of authority,” stated the case filed in federal court on March 15....
Former Vermont trooper admits to domestic violence charge
https://www.wcax.com/2021/07/14/former-vermont-trooper-admits-domestic-violence-charge/
CHELSEA, Vt. (WCAX) - A former Vermont State Police detective has pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges. Nicholas Cianci pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of simple assault,...Cianci admitted he assaulted Welch on more than one occasion in the Bradford home that they shared. At that time, Cianci was a Vermont State Trooper based out of the St. Johnsbury Barracks....Welch filed a restraining order last year against Cianci that started a months-long investigation. Welch told the court that Cianci said no one would believe her story because he was a trooper....
Hinds County investigator faces domestic violence charges in Ridgeland
https://onlinemadison.com/stories/hinds-county-investigator-faces-domestic-violence-charges-in-ridgeland,34619
RIDGELAND — A Hinds County investigator has been arrested... Samuel Edwin Dukes, 39,...call from a female who said she was a domestic violence victim at Sunchase Apartments, he said. The victim told officers she had been strangled and identified the assailant as Dukes. Myers said Dukes was then arrested on a charge of Domestic Violence-Aggravated Assault and was being held Thursday afternoon at the Madison County Detention Center pending an initial appearance before a Ridgeland Municipal Judge.
Kansas police frequently lose their licenses for sexual, domestic violence
https://thebeacon.media/stories/2021/07/15/domestic-violence-kansas/
In the past two years, 34.5% of all law enforcement decertifications in Kansas were due to domestic or sexual violence, higher than any other decertification reason, according to a Kansas City Beacon analysis of decertification data. An officer is decertified when charged and convicted of a crime. The problem, according to experts, is that many police domestic violence cases in the U.S. never reach the legal system....
D.C. Council member’s communications director arrested in domestic violence case
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/arrest-council-aide-washington/2021/07/16/aeab0230-e686-11eb-8aa5-5662858b696e_story.html
The communications director for D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) was arrested Thursday night and is among four people charged in a domestic assault that left a man injured, according to the lawmaker’s office and D.C. police. A D.C. Superior Court judge on Friday freed Takiyah Tate, 44, of Northeast, on her own recognizance. Gray’s chief of staff, Sheila Bunn, said Tate was placed on administrative leave with pay until the office learns more details about the incident.... She was charged with simple assault and attempted possession of a prohibited weapon....The affidavit alleges Tate put her hands on the man’s neck, tried to choke him and hit him over the head with a bottle. The affidavit also says others punched and kicked the man, cut him on the shoulder and stabbed him in the abdomen....
Search for Minnesota lawmaker's residency uncovers domestic assault cases
https://www.fox9.com/news/search-for-minnesota-lawmakers-residency-uncovers-domestic-assault-cases
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - In searching for State Representative John Thompson’s residency, FOX 9 has uncovered four cases of domestic violence with allegations Thompson punched, hit, and choked women. According to the police reports from 2003 to 2009, in some cases the assaults happened in the presence of young children.... Thompson allegedly attacked the same girlfriend nearly a year later, August 2004, at her Eagan apartment. Police arrived after a 911 hang-up call. She said during an argument with Thompson, he broke the phone cord and put both hands around her neck and began choking her. During the struggle Thompson allegedly said, "I’ll choke you until you can’t breathe anymore."...
Police officer charged in domestic violence case
https://mvariety.com/news/police-officer-charged-in-domestic-violence-case/article_1cc1f5b2-e78b-11eb-bb98-8ff9bfa323f3.html
SHANE Mendiola, a police officer with the Department of Public Safety-Boating Safety Unit, and not a patrol officer as earlier reported, was charged with assault and battery and disturbing the peace....She said Mendiola arrived at the Safe House bar in police uniform, and approached her....She said as she rolled up the window of the car, she told Mendiola to shut up. And that was when Mendiola punched her in the mouth, she said.
She added that after punching her, “he pulled my hair and also pulled out my earring.”...
Israeli sex offender and ex-cop was picked to lead panel on domestic violence
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israeli-sex-offender-and-ex-cop-was-picked-to-lead-panel-on-domestic-violence-1.10011061
The Israel Bar Association selected a former police officer who had been convicted of an indecent act against a sex worker to moderate a conference panel on domestic violence and false complaints.... Gal Sartov, who co-chairs the bar association’s central district prison service and police committee. According to information obtained by Haaretz, Sartov was convicted in 2007 of an indecent act against a female sex worker in Eilat. Court records indicate that Sartov committed the offense in 2004 while he was deputy head of the investigation unit of the Eilat district police... Sartov called the rape association’s Facebook post false and libelous.... “The exaggerated preoccupation of the bar association with false complaints, intended to erode the victims’ credibility and make it even more difficult for them, is both dangerous and outrageous,” the rape crisis center stated. Israel Bar Association chairman Avi Himi retorted that the rape crisis center association’s statements were inaccurate...
Henderson school administrator arrested, to make court appearance on domestic abuse charge
https://www.thegleaner.com/story/news/2021/07/30/henderson-school-administrator-arrested-domestic-abuse-charge/5420208001/
HENDERSON, Ky. — A Henderson County school official has been charged with domestic violence. Scotty Martin, 51...Martin — who is the Director of Administration for the school district — was arrested overnight between July 19 and July 20 following allegations he had assaulted a woman....
Graham pushes former NFL player accused of domestic violence to run for Senate
https://americanindependent.com/lindsey-graham-herschel-walker-senate-campaign/
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) enthusiastically backed a potential Senate campaign for former professional football player Herschel Walker on Friday. But some of his GOP colleagues seem unsold on the idea, given that Walker has faced accusations of domestic abuse. "As to @HerschelWalker running for US Senate in Georgia, I enthusiastically support his candidacy. Why? Because he's a solid conservative who fits Georgia like a glove," Graham tweeted, despite the fact that Georgia voted for President Joe Biden last November and elected two Democrats in January Senate runoffs....Walker's ex-wife obtained a protective order against him in 2005. She alleged controlling and violent behavior, including once pointing a gun at her and threatening to shoot her in the head.
In 2001, she cited "physically abusive and extremely threatening behavior" in her divorce filing against Walker....
Orlando Atty Disbarred After Ramming SUV Into Ex's House
https://www.law360.com/florida/articles/1408348/orlando-atty-disbarred-after-ramming-suv-into-ex-s-house
An Orlando-based attorney who left her two children at home to ram her SUV into her ex-husband's house and threaten his girlfriend was officially disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday, after previously being suspended in March. Francine Blair Bogumil in January pled no contest and was found guilty of seven felony and misdemeanor charges against her stemming from the incident last year. She was sentenced to 51 weeks in Orange County Jail, followed by one year of community control and then two years of probation. "The uncontested report of the referee is approved and respondent is disbarred," the high. . .
Ex-Holly Hill officer accused of domestic violence; suspect says allegations aren’t true
https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-holly-hill-officer-accused-of-domestic-violence-suspect-says-allegations-aren-t-true/article_cd56a8a7-c2a5-5b2d-b72a-728c4455a0b3.html
Mahmoud Youssry Rizk, 36, of Ayscough Road, is charged with second-degree domestic violence.... Detter terminated Rizk because of alleged, “dangerous and/or unsafe practices involving firearms, weapons and/or vehicle which indicated either a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons” and “misrepresentation of employment-related information,” according to the documents....Reached by phone Monday, Rizk denied the allegations related to the charge. He also denied that he lied on his application.
Rizk also indicated he expects the charge to be dropped and that he will regain his job....
Gilford supt., charged with assault, maintains innocence
https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/courts_cops/gilford-supt-charged-with-assault-maintains-innocence/article_450b389c-f3d1-11eb-8d87-0338615ec07d.html
GILFORD — School Superintendent Kirk Beitler is maintaining his innocence following his arrest on assault charges, according to his lawyer.... Documents filed in connection with the case name the accused as James K. Beitler, and on one document he signed his name as James Kirk Beitler.
Polk County sergeant accused of domestic violence
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/polk-county-sergeant-domestic-violence/67-8ce1029f-36ba-4332-8fb3-556850aaf8ad
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A sergeant at the Polk Correctional Institute was arrested early Monday morning... Danielle Jensen, 38, faces a charge of battery domestic violence, according to a Polk County Sheriff's Office news release...
Former Fort Mill, SC police officer pleads guilty to domestic violence against wife
https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article253365448.html
A former police officer in Fort Mill who was fired when charged with domestic violence has pleaded guilty and is barred from ever having a gun, according to court documents and lawyers in the case. Stephen James Cleary, 36, pleaded guilty Monday in York County criminal court in a negotiated plea to first-degree domestic violence, kidnapping, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor,...
N.J. borough attorney temporarily steps down after assault charge
https://www.nj.com/union/2021/08/nj-borough-attorney-temporarily-steps-down-after-assault-charge.html
borough attorney John Post... Mountainside’s borough attorney has stepped down for a month after being charged with domestic violence simple assault in July, nearly a year after town officials questioned an incident in which a woman could be heard saying she was being hurt at his home during a virtual council meeting last September.... borough attorney John Post on July 28 with simple assault, a municipal disorderly persons offense....in a domestic violence incident, resulting in “a skin tear that caused bleeding.”...
SLAVE PATROL WHO COMMIT THE MOST ACTUAL DV DOESNT HAB A PROBLEM AMONG THEIR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION BECUZ MOST OF THEIR HOS DONT REPORT THEM. THOSE THAT DO IS COVERED UP BY THE FELLOW TERRORISTS. ANY ONE WHO HAS APROBLEM WITH THAT CAN CONTACT THE GOOD OL BOYS NETWORK AT 911-PIMP BECUZ THEY CONTROL THE ENTIRE COUNTY...
When domestic violence involves a police officer
https://thebeacon.media/stories/2021/08/09/how-kc-area-police-handle-domestic-violence-among-their-own/
While the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has adopted a formal policy similar to recommendations by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, no other agency has done so....Part of the reason is a perceived lack of need — when reached by The Kansas City Beacon, two local departments pointed to the fact that they haven’t had any reported domestic violence incidents among officers in recent years. A 2020 newsletter by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services states plainly the difficulty of police investigating their peers: “They may want to protect fellow officers from the consequences of their actions, including damage to their law enforcement careers. They may also want to intervene informally or to counsel an offending officer off the record in a misguided effort to prevent a more serious incident.”...
A recent Kansas City Beacon analysis revealed that in Kansas, domestic and sexual violence charges were the top reason for police officers losing their certification. Included in that group were several KCKPD police officers. ... “If they feel that the officer is part of the ‘good ole boys’ network, they can contact the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, which has jurisdiction over the entire county.”
Madison, Indiana, police officer arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.wdrb.com/news/madison-indiana-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/article_8af7cea2-fae2-11eb-bda0-9bd655586348.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Madison, Indiana, police officer was arrested Tuesday on a domestic violence charge following an incident in Ripley County, Indiana.... The woman told police that Brian Ashcraft "put his hands on her and pushed her while making threatening statements" on July 10. She said the argument continued on July 11 where Ashcraft then allegedly grabbed her face. Following a month-long investigation, the officer was charged with domestic battery Tuesday and booked into the Ripley County Jail.
Former top city housing official jailed for alleged domestic violence after fraud conviction
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/courts/2021/08/11/former-top-city-housing-official-jacklyn-sutcivni-jailed-alleged-domestic-violence-after-fraud-convi/5569260001/
WORCESTER — The former top city housing official convicted of fraud last week in federal court returned there Wednesday after being arrested on a domestic violence charge in New Hampshire. Jacklyn M. Sutcivni, convicted Aug. 3 and allowed to remain free pending her sentencing in December, is now in federal prison following the arrest.
Prosecutors alleged in U.S. District Court Wednesday that Sutcivni threatened her boyfriend with a knife Aug. 4, the day after her conviction, at his Manchester, New Hampshire home.... Sutcivni was convicted Aug. 3 of conspiracy and fraud for helping a developer improperly receive $2.3 million in federal dollars for work he never performed at an affordable housing project a decade ago....
Charges Filed Against Sacramento Police Officer Accused Of Domestic Violence
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/08/13/sac-police-justin-shepard-domestic-violence-charge/
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Charges have been filed against a Sacramento police officer accused of a domestic violence incident from early May...Officer Justin Shepard. The first complaint charges Shepard with misdemeanor possession of anabolic steroids while the second complaint is connected to the alleged domestic violence which happened in Natomas while he was off duty....
Former Log Lane Village Police chief pleads guilty to domestic violence charge
https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/log-lane-village-police-chief-pleads-guilty/73-1404fb25-2b56-496b-9506-005971986543
FORT MORGAN, Colo. — The former chief of the Log Lane Village Police Department has pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with a domestic violence incident.
Joshua Katz, 33, was arrested on May 15. He pleaded guilty in Morgan County Court Thursday to a felony assault charge and one misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, according to court records. All other charges were dropped. Katz was given a deferred sentence and must complete two years of probation, court records show....
Army will let Colonel accused of domestic violence quietly retire at current rank
https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/army-colonel-accused-of-domestic-violence-allowed-to-retire
Months after he was charged in a domestic violence incident, the U.S. Army is allowing former 1st Special Forces Group commander Colonel Owen Ray to quietly retire with no reduction in rank...
Harris County deputy arrested on family violence charges, relieved of duty, officials say
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/08/26/harris-county-deputy-arrested-on-family-violence-charges-relieved-of-duty-officials-say/
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A Harris County deputy was arrested Wednesday on family violence charges, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Charged with continuous violence against a family member and aggravated assault impeding breathing, Jose A. Quintanilla, 39, was booked into the Harris County Jail and has been relieved of duty, according to an HCSO release. On Wednesday, deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office were called to a hospital emergency room where a woman was being treated for multiple injuries....
Elder's ex-fiancée files complaint with police over domestic abuse allegations
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/569554-elders-ex-fiancee-files-complaint-with-police-over-domestic-abuse
Alexandra Datig, the former fiancée of conservative radio host and California gubernatorial recall candidate Larry Elder, has filed a formal complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department over allegations of domestic abuse....Datig, who provided the complaint to The Hill, alleges "several incidents of domestic violence," including that Elder brandished a gun during an altercation. He is also fighting off reports that he has used demeaning language about women...." The complaint also detailed the incident in which Elder allegedly brandished his gun, a moment during which Datig said, "I feared for my life and feared he would kill me."...
Kentucky state representative facing domestic abuse charges resigns
https://www.thecentersquare.com/kentucky/kentucky-state-representative-facing-domestic-abuse-charges-resigns/article_0d4767da-069d-11ec-b23a-b34d1302e2bc.html
(The Center Square) – An eastern Kentucky state legislator facing charges of spousal abuse resigned abruptly Tuesday. State Rep. Robert Goforth, R-East Bernstadt, sent a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear saying that “with a heavy heart,” he stepped down effective immediately. “At this time, family and personal circumstances demand my full attention and focus,” he wrote. Goforth represented the 89th District, which covers all of Jackson and portions of Laurel and Madison counties. By Tuesday evening, the district’s page on the Kentucky General Assembly’s website listed it as a vacant seat. On April 21, 2020, a Laurel County Sheriff’s officer arrested Goforth on charges of strangulation, assault, domestic violence and terroristic threatening....
John Setka investigated over alleged domestic violence assault
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/john-setka-investigated-over-alleged-domestic-violence-assault-20210827-p58mdi.html
Union leader John Setka has been accused of assaulting his wife, Emma Walters, in an alleged incident this week which has left Ms Walters saying she has fears for her safety.
In a sworn statement to police, Ms Walters – a high-profile lawyer and mother of two — says that after an argument on Wednesday night, Mr Setka, the Victorian secretary of the CFMEU, became violent and repeatedly hit her head against a table leaving her with a bruised forehead....
Battalion CSM suspended after domestic assault arrest near Fort Campbell
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/07/27/battalion-csm-suspended-after-domestic-assault-arrest-near-fort-campbell/
Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Peterson, senior enlisted leader of 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was arrested Sunday morning, July 25, 2021, on suspicion of domestic violence in Clarksville, Tennessee....
Officers Accused of Domestic Violence Usually Keep Their Jobs. Advocates for Survivors Say That's a Problem
https://publicola.com/2021/07/27/officers-accused-of-domestic-violence-can-be-found-at-every-level-in-spd-advocates-for-survivors-say-thats-a-problem/
The issue of intimate partner violence by officers tends to fly under the radar; the last case that drew significant local attention was in in 2003, when then-Tacoma Police Chief David Brame shot and killed his wife, Crystal Brame, at a Gig Harbor shopping center. In the past five years, SPD has fired three officers for domestic violence or harassment, including Todd Novisedlak, whom former SPD Chief Carmen Best fired in 2019 for beating his former girlfriend and repeatedly using racist slurs to describe his coworkers, and Daniel Amador, a North Precinct sergeant arrested in 2016 for raping and abusing his daughters. Officers accused of domestic violence or harassment can be found on nearly every level of the department’s hierarchy. Officer Todd Harris, a member of the department’s gun violence reduction squad, was charged by a Snohomish County prosecutor with domestic violence assault in 2012; Sergeant Alfred Warner, whose ex-wife obtained a protection order against him after he allegedly pointed a gun at her during an argument in 2006; and Sergeant Brian Rees, whose ex-wife—at the time, a fellow SPD officer—sought a protection order against him after he allegedly punched her and spent his off-duty time stalking her inside the department’s north precinct building....
Advocates like Mukhopadhyay are especially concerned about officers who’ve risen in the ranks after facing domestic violence charges. Sergeant Domingo Ortiz faced domestic violence-related charges twice before he reached his current rank: ...Similarly, now-Captain Scott Moss was charged with assault in 2009 for allegedly cutting his then-wife’s hand with a kitchen knife. ...
Resurfaced Police Report Reveals Woman Who Accused Herschel Walker of Threatening Her Life
https://www.blackenterprise.com/resurfaced-police-report-reveals-woman-who-accused-herschel-walker-of-threatening-her-life/
U.S Senate hopeful Herschel Walker is being plagued by a second set of domestic violence claims from an ex-girlfriend... a July 2012 police report reveals threats Walker supposedly made to a now-deceased woman named Myka Dean. At the time, the woman claimed Walker threatened to “blow her head off” and then kill himself when she tried to end their romantic relationship. A spokesperson for Walker, a Republican and longtime Donald Trump ally running in Georgia, said he only just learned about the claims and “emphatically denies these false claims.”...Dean is the second woman to make claims of being threatened by the former NFL player. His ex-wife, Cindy Grossman, was previously granted a protective order against Walker in 2005 after detailing similar threats of him saying he would shoot her in the head....
San Jacinto Councilman Joel Lopez arrested on suspicion of domestic violence
https://californianewstimes.com/san-jacinto-councilman-joel-lopez-arrested-on-suspicion-of-domestic-violence-press-enterprise/472379/
San Jacinto city council member, who was charged with running an illegal marijuana pharmacy in June, was charged with multiple acts of domestic violence this week.
Joel Lopez de Anda, 35, was arrested Thursday and detained in Robert Pressley Detention Center on Riverside on charges of spousal abuse and assault with deadly weapons....
Cardinal Mooney Coach on paid leave; wanted on domestic violence charge
https://www.wfmj.com/story/44634305/cardinal-mooney-coach-on-paid-leave-wanted-on-domestic-violence-charge
The Head Coach of the Cardinal Mooney football team was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigations and court process....Carl Pelini,...During a 911 call from Coach Carl Pelini's daughter Sunday morning, you could hear a woman crying in the background. The girl described her mom's injuries...The daughter responded, "Her eye is bleeding, she has like a black eye."...
Fairborn football coach accused of assaulting 2 children released from jail
https://www.whio.com/news/local/fairborn-hs-football-coach-placed-paid-administrative-leave/AIYXG2X6SBHPBCKFRTVCPXGMUY/
FAIRBORN — The Fairborn High School head varsity football coach accused of assaulting two children is no longer in jail after making his initial court appearance on domestic violence and child endangering charges Wednesday morning. Cory Hardin, 34, was formally charged with one count of domestic violence and one count of child endangering...
Central Unified ousted Superintendent following domestic violence arrest. Here's what it cost.
https://sjvsun.com/news/education/central-unified-ousted-superintendent-following-domestic-violence-arrest-heres-what-it-cost/
They opted not to file domestic violence charges against him. Last week, following the announcement of non-prosecution in that controversy, Alvarado resigned from his post while on leave. Alvarado and district officials negotiated a settlement before his resignation. According to settlement documents obtained by ABC30, the district agreed to pay Alvarado an estimated six months of salary, totaling $110,378.50. He was also able cash-out vacation time and will remain covered via district health insurance through February 2022, the station reported. Under the terms of the agreement, Alvarado is barred from suing the district for civil rights violations, defamation, and economic interference, or infliction of emotional distress. The agreement also included the specific language to be used in public statements coordinated with his resignation.
Senior state official arrested for domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment
https://www.thejoltnews.com/stories/senior-state-official-arrested-for-domestic-violence-and-unlawful-imprisonment,2713?
The deputy director of the Washington State Lottery was arrested for domestic violence assault and unlawful imprisonment of his wife...Joshua Johnston, 41, was arrested on Aug. 31 by Tumwater police after his wife contacted dispatch...
Ex-Beloit police officer pleads not guilty to domestic abuse
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/ex-beloit-police-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-domestic-abuse/article_04c3e000-e610-5d6b-a508-62e751534f6b.html
JANESVILLE—A former Beloit police officer who allegedly abused a woman and her small dog last year pleaded not guilty... Michael J. Higuchi, 33, was charged on March 15, 2020 with misdemeanor battery with a domestic abuse modifier and misdemeanor mistreatment of animals—intentional or negligent violation....
Volusia County Deputy arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.wftv.com/news/volusia-county-deputy-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/ETBK3QE4UJC3BPOVUN4UPEECL4/
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla — The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office announced they have arrested Deputy Austin Rosa for domestic violence on his girlfriend, a fellow deputy...
Austin stopped the vehicle but continued to follow the victim as she tried to walk away. He eventually got out of the car and assaulted the victim, according to deputies. The victim stated that Austin threatened to kill her and shoot any law enforcement officer that responded if she called for help...
Covington Police detective fired after domestic dispute
https://www.rockdalenewtoncitizen.com/news/covington-police-detective-fired-after-domestic-dispute/article_6102e948-0a63-11ec-8aeb-4f66d84f5615.html
A detective with the Covington Police Department has been fired after officers were called to an apartment complex Monday morning where the detective was allegedly involved in a domestic dispute. Detective Pokey Daniels was arrested on charges of battery under the Family Violence Act, cruelty to children, interference with a 911 call and criminal trespass. According to the CPD, Daniels was already on administrative leave and under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for an unrelated issue at the time of his arrest. He was subsequently terminated from the CPD. The results of the GBI investigation are under review by the Newton County District Attorney’s Office.
Sean Parnell’s wife sought protective orders against him. A rival says that’s ‘disqualifying.’
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/sean-parnell-protection-from-abuse-orders-jeff-bartos-20210907.html
Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Jeff Bartos launched a charged personal attack against a leading GOP opponent Tuesday, arguing that Sean Parnell is “unelectable” because of protective orders Parnell’s wife sought against him as their marriage splintered....
“Sean’s actions and attitude toward women are disturbing, well-documented, and disqualifying,” Bartos, a Main Line real estate developer, said in a phone interview. “The citizens of Pennsylvania deserve to know this information.” Parnell accused Bartos of spreading lies, said the political attack hurt his three children, and that Bartos should drop out of the race. “Jeff Bartos is a desperate liar, plain and simple,” Parnell, whose campaign declined to make him available for an interview, said in a statement. “Bartos’ allegations are horrific lies and all the evidence proves it. Not only does he know full well that these allegations are provably false, but his willingness to spread these lies without any consideration for the damage he’s doing to my three young kids is utterly disgusting. It takes a truly dishonorable ‘man’ to stoop this low just to score a few cheap political points.”....
Butler County officials served temporary protection-from-abuse orders against Sean Parnell on July 5, 2017, and June 8, 2018, according to call records from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. In both instances, Parnell was ordered to give up his guns, and he was ordered to leave his home in the 2017 incident....
“Just because it was withdrawn or even dismissed after a trial doesn’t mean nothing happened,” said Sarah Katz, a Temple University law professor who specializes in family law and who spoke about Pennsylvania law generally...
Catherine's ex was one of few police officers charged with domestic violence, but she'll never get justice
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-06/catherine-ex-police-officers-charged-domestic-violence-justice/100418916
When Catherine finally broke down one June morning in 2019 and called police about her cop husband's domestic violence, she was convinced she'd set in motion a murder suicide — that he'd retaliate by killing one of her children, then himself. Moments before she dialled the number for Maitland Police Station, where David Mainsbridge worked as a senior constable, he leaned over her menacingly as they walked along the Hunter River. "I am going to come around to your house with my gun," he whispered, pointing at his chest. "I am going to shoot myself in front of you." For years Catherine had been desperately trying to manage Mainsbridge's suffocating coercive control. His verbal abuse, physical assaults and frequent threats to kill himself unless she let him move back into her home had become unbearable, but she was sure his colleagues wouldn't believe her. "Go on," he'd laugh at her, "Call the police. I'll call them for you — I'll take you there myself." ...
Former Bossier cop accepts deal, pleads guilty to sexual abuse of animal, child porn
https://wgno.com/news/louisiana/former-bossier-cop-accepts-deal-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-abuse-of-animal-child-porn/
BENTON, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The former Bossier City Police officer charged with several counts sexual abuse of an animal...Terry Yetman, was accused of 20 counts of sexual abuse of an animal by engaging in sexual contact and 31 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles...he was honored as a 2018 recipient of the Trey Hutchison Award, that recognized his “outstanding efforts over the past year to champion the protective rights of domestic violence victims and their families.” ...
Fresno politician is tough on crime committed by poor people. By his own aide? Nope
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/marek-warszawski/article254329803.html
a staff member charged with multiple domestic violence felonies. Daniel Gai resigned from his $68,000-per-year city job last week, but only after he plead no contest to to corporal injury, child abuse and endangerment, and three counts of assault by means likely to cause great bodily injury....“Garry Bredefeld over his tenure on this council has purported to be tough on crime and a supporter of domestic violence victims,” Soria said. “His hypocrisy is disgusting and laughable.” “He’s only tough on crime when it comes to certain communities,”... Bredefeld is tough on crime, just as long as that crime is committed by poor minorities and not his like-minded crony. And, sorry, the “due process” excuse doesn’t wash. Do we let cops charged with accepting bribes stay on the beat until they get their day in court? Of course not. Why is this situation any different?...
Off-duty West Warwick officer arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.abc6.com/off-duty-west-warwick-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) – An off-duty West Warwick police officer was arrested Monday night during an investigation into a domestic violence incident. West Warwick police say Riccardo Erilus, a two-year veteran of the department, was arrested at a residence in Cranston. He was arrested on one count of domestic simple assault and one count of domestic disorderly conduct, both of which are misdemeanor offenses....
Iron Range senator's wife charged with domestic assault
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/iron-range-senators-wife-charged-with-domestic-assault
Charlotte Tomassoni, the wife of state senator David Tomassoni, has been charged with domestic assault, accused of hitting her husband with a broom handle and threatening him with a knife at their Chisholm home. Charlotte Tomassoni, 69, is charged via citation with misdemeanor domestic assault and was booked into jail on Sunday....
Estes Park police officer found dead following domestic violence investigation
https://recentlyheard.com/2021/09/24/estes-park-police-officer-found-dead-following-domestic-violence-investigation/
An Estes Park police officer was found dead in his home Thursday night, hours after authorities opened an investigation into allegations of domestic violence involving that officer, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.... The Larimer County Coroner’s Office has yet to release the officer’s name or the cause of death.
NT coroner to examine police handling of reports of domestic violence allegedly committed by active officer
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-27/coroners-inquest-into-death-of-former-nt-police-officer/100493724
A coronial inquest into the death of a former police officer last year has heard she may have been fatally hit in the head just days before her death.... was involved in a "manipulative" and "abusive" relationship exacerbated by alcohol, with a police officer who continues to serve in the force today. Over a five-year period from 2015 until HD's death in 2020, 17 reports of "domestic disturbances" were made to police.
Chief: Polk County school worker arrested for fatally stabbing boyfriend
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/crime/chief-polk-county-school-worker-arrested-for-fatally-stabbing-boyfriend
HAINES CITY, Fla — Haines City police arrested a school worker for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death. Rose Marie Hernandez-Rosa, 38, is charged with second-degree homicide and tampering with evidence. She is a cafeteria worker at Citrus Ridge... but denied stabbing him until she was shown a picture of the wound....According to officials, Colon Candelaria and Hernandez-Rosa have a history of domestic violence. Colon Candelaria was arrested on domestic charges in 2018. Hernandez-Rosa said the two have not slept in the same room for three months because of continuous fighting. Neighbors told detectives that the two fight almost daily. One neighbor, who could see into the apartment, claimed to see Hernandez-Rosa strike Colon Candelaria repeatedly. HernandezRosa claimed to have acted in self-defense. There was no evidence that she suffered any injuries during the altercation....
Sarah Everard was falsely arrested by her murderer, court hears
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/29/world/sarah-everard-was-falsely-arrested-by-her-murderer-court-hears
abduction, rape, and murder of Everard, 33, were only laid out publicly for the first time on Wednesday during the sentencing hearing for the officer, Wayne Couzens. Couzens, who worked for the Metropolitan Police, pleaded guilty to her killing...The prosecutor said Couzens confronted Everard on March 3 in south London as she walked home from a friend’s house and conducted “a false arrest” for breaching lockdown guidelines, to get Everard into his car. He then raped and strangled her, before setting her body alight...
Edwards County undersheriff arrested for alleged domestic violence
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/edwards-county-undersheriff-arrested-for-alleged-domestic-violence/
KINSLEY, Kan. (KSNW) – The Edwards County undersheriff was arrested for alleged domestic violence Sunday....The KBI says an Edwards County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived and learned that Robert “Bobby” Blackwell, 39, of Kinsley, was involved in a physical altercation... Blackwell was arrested and booked into the Ford County Detention Center for alleged aggravated domestic battery.
Charlestown detective facing domestic violence charges
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/charlestown-detective-facing-domestic-violence-charges/
WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) — A Charlestown police detective has been placed on administrative leave after he reportedly shoved his already injured wife over the weekend...Ryan’s wife told the officers she has been recovering from a broken rib for the past several days...Ryan is charged with domestic assault and domestic disorderly conduct. Ryan has been placed on administrative leave...
Denton police officer arrested on charge of domestic-violence assault
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/09/29/denton-police-officer-arrested-on-charge-of-domestic-violence-assault/
A Denton police officer has been placed on leave after his arrest Wednesday on a domestic-violence charge. Aubrey police took Daniel James Neighbors into custody on charges of assault — family violence and interference with an emergency request for assistance...
Reports of Police Domestic Abuse Increase by 49% During Pandemic – Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2021/09/29/reports-of-police-domestic-abuse-increase-by-49-during-pandemic/
Reports of domestic abuse made against police staff increased by 49% during the Coronavirus pandemic, compared to the previous five-year average.
Data obtained by a Freedom of Information request revealed that in the 12 months between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 308 reports of domestic abuse against serving police staff in 33 of the UK’s 45 territorial police forces – almost six incidents a week. ...
Off-duty Border Patrol agent charged with domestic violence
https://myrgv.com/local-news/2021/10/05/off-duty-border-patrol-agent-charged-with-domestic-violence/
Edinburg police arrested a 36-year-old Border Patrol agent...Officers arrested Luis Alberto Celedon after responding to a residence in the 3300 block of Blue Stone Street...
Celedon’s fiancé told police she was in bed when he stood next to her and told her to take a shot of an alcoholic beverage, according to a probable cause affidavit. “(She) will further testify that she told Celedon that she did not want the shot, to which made him upset,” the affidavit stated. That’s when police say Celedon slapped her in the face.
“(She) will further testify that she felt Celedon’s hands around her neck but did not lose (consciousness) nor restriction of her breathing,” the affidavit stated. The responding officer noted in the affidavit that the woman had redness to her left cheek and bruising around her neck....
Alabama town’s ex-police chief accused of domestic violence
https://www.heraldsun.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article254845512.html
The former police chief for a town in south-central Alabama faces multiple charges of domestic violence....Lockhart Police Chief Franklin Jackson, 50, of Lockhart.... The indictment charges him with one count of domestic violence strangulation or suffocation, one count of second-degree domestic violence/stalking, two counts of third-degree domestic violence/harassment, and one count of third-degree domestic violence/assault.
Elyria officer on leave over domestic violence, criminal damaging charges
https://chroniclet.com/news/277490/elyria-officer-on-leave-over-domestic-violence-criminal-damaging-charges/
ELYRIA — An Elyria police officer is on paid administrative leave after being charged with two alleged crimes last month. John Juker, 33, who joined the Elyria Police Department in June 2018, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and criminal damaging offenses in an incident in Elyria on Sept. 5....
Woman Becomes a Cop After Being Shot by Her Jail Guard Boyfriend
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/nyregion/nypd-katrina-brownlee.html
her boyfriend, who was a prison guard at Rikers Island... He hit her more,...Her boyfriend, Alex Irvin, was waiting — with a gun. “This is the day you die, bitch,” he said, and he fired — straight at her belly. He fired again, and again, and again and again. He emptied the revolver’s five-round cylinder, then reloaded and emptied it again....
Fremont city manager was arrested after domestic violence report before suddenly resigning
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/10/10/fremont-city-manager-was-arrested-for-domestic-violence-before-suddenly-resigning/
FREMONT — Mark Danaj, the former city manager of Fremont who resigned suddenly late last month without explanation, was arrested in September on suspicion of domestic battery and false imprisonment in San Francisco, according to police....
Fort Hood Army Officer, Ranger charged with domestic violence
https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/fort-hood-army-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence
Army Cpt. Matthew Thwaites. Other neighbors wrote police statements reviewed by Connecting Vets which collaborated that Thwaites pulled his vehicle out into the street as Joanna was getting in, sending her rolling out of the car and onto the street. Some of those neighbors also said they were afraid of Thwaites...A guy who's shown he's capable of being physically violent in a civilian scenario, who has no issues obtaining firearms if he wants them, is experiencing mental, emotional duress, suicidal...The cops aren't going to stop him...
Accused three times of domestic violence, Detroit cop remains on the force
https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/investigations/accused-three-times-of-domestic-violence-detroit-cop-remains-on-the-force
Detroit police officer Lemuel Sims...In 2011, Sims was accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend. Internal affairs concluded that Sims “forced entry” through her kitchen window, ransacked her home, and choked her....Since he joined the force in 2009, Sims has received 32 citizen complaints, has been disciplined 17 times and served eight suspensions for a total of 40 days. He was promoted to detective in May of this year....
Sgt. Harold Lewis is still on the force, too, despite 61 citizen complaints and three separates cases where the department concluded he struck a restrained detainee in the head....
Jason Tonti joined the department in 1996, he’s been hit with 56 complaints. He is among DPD’s most disciplined officers, punished 29 separate times including five times since 2019....
Elyria Police officer faces domestic violence, criminal damaging charges
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/10/26/elyria-police-officer-faces-domestic-violence-criminal-damaging-charges/
ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - An Elyria police officer has been put on paid administrative leave after criminal charges were filed against him, according to the Elyria Police Department.
Public records show Ofc. John Juker is accused of domestic violence during an incident in September....
Massachusetts trooper pleads guilty in Exeter domestic violence assault, freed from jail
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/10/27/ma-trooper-pleads-guilty-exeter-nh-domestic-assault-bryan-erickson/8568858002/
BRENTWOOD — A Massachusetts state trooper charged with the domestic violence assault of his extramarital girlfriend pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors in Rockingham Superior Court Wednesday morning. Bryan Erickson, 39, of Groveland, Massachusetts, was released from jail, where he had been detained since Jan. 31. The charges stem from a Jan. 31 incident when police had alleged Erickson strangled his girlfriend, threw her on the bed by her wrist and pinned her down over the course of a 25-minute struggle, and then prevented her from calling 911 multiple times, including hanging up her calls. Erickson also fled police at high speeds on residential Exeter streets after they arrived at the victim’s house to investigate the abandoned 911 call. Erickson pleaded guilty to three domestic violence charges; two for simple assault and one for obstructing the victim from leaving her bedroom to call for help. He also pleaded guilty to one count of disobeying a police officer as part of the deal reached with prosecutors. ....
Kansas lawmaker arrested on domestic violence charge
https://mynorthwest.com/3211118/kansas-lawmaker-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A first-year Kansas lawmaker, who was reprimanded by his colleagues for abusive conduct before taking office, has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City remained in custody Sunday afternoon, according to Johnson County Jail records....
Domestic violence, sexual abuse: A number of Senate GOP candidates have to answer for ugly allegations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/28/herschel-walker-sean-parnell-josh-mandel-past/
One top senatorial Republican candidate in Georgia is accused of threatening his then-wife’s life. Another in Pennsylvania could lose custody of his children during the campaign. One in Ohio is dating a subordinate on his campaign. And in Missouri, a leading candidate is the state’s former GOP governor, who resigned after a hairdresser with whom he had an affair accused him in gruesome detail of sexually assaulting her.... Cal Cunningham...
Roy Moore ... Walker’s ex-wife alleges that he threatened her life by pointing a gun at her temple. A former girlfriend also accuses him of threatening her life... Sean Parnell wife had called 911 in relation to a domestic dispute ... Eric Greitens in Missouri: The former governor of Missouri... Former state treasurer Josh Mandel...
Wilmington city council candidate Jonathan Uzcategui responds to domestic violence allegations
https://www.whqr.org/local/2021-10-28/wilmington-city-council-candidate-jonathan-uzcategui-responds-to-domestic-violence-allegations
On Wednesday, Cat Halecki, the former wife of Jonathan Uzcategui, posted a message to Facebook, which read: After much deliberation and thought, I’ve decided to name my abuser. It really scares me but I feel like he has forced my hand by running for public office. Trust me when I say, this man has no business in public office. And it has nothing to do with politics — everything to do with domestic violence. His name is Jonathan Uzcategui....
Columbia prison warden arrested, accused of domestic violence against spouse
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article255507176.html
A warden at a Columbia prison was arrested Monday night and charged with domestic violence....between spouses had turned physical. Michael Stephan, 56, was arrested. ...
Special Forces sergeant major fired gun during domestic assault, prosecutors say
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/11/04/special-forces-sergeant-major-fired-gun-during-domestic-assault-prosecutors-say/
Sgt. Maj. Travis Alfred is a senior Special Forces NCO assigned to 1st Special Forces Command...Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based unit...“[Alfred] is facing a court martial for a number of charges centered on alleged domestic violence and threatening his spouse,”...
Alfred struck the family member “on [their] shoulder with a broom” during the first reported assault...Alfred “strangl[ed]” and threatened to kill the family member during the alleged attack. Then on Nov. 11, 2019, Alfred “push[ed]” the family member “on [their] head” and held their “arms with his knees” and again threatened to kill them...During a third assault on Nov. 20, 2019, Alfred choked the family member, threatened to kill them, pointed a loaded gun at them, and fired it “under circumstances such as to endanger human life,”...
W.S. Neal HS teacher arrested, charged with domestic violence
https://www.wkrg.com/state-regional/w-s-neal-hs-teacher-arrested-charged-with-domestic-violence/
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) – The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office confirms a teacher has been arrested and charged with domestic violence. Joshua Coleman is an agricultural education teacher in East Brewton at W.S. Neal High School....
Court grants TRO against lawmaker
https://mvariety.com/news/court-grants-tro-against-lawmaker/article_4ab90f80-3d23-11ec-9a30-b39f8aff0859.html
SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan on Wednesday granted the petition of Steven Koch for a temporary restraining order against Rep. Vicente Castro Camacho, Koch’s brother-in-law Ignacio “Ike” Salas Concepcion, and three “John Does”: two nephews of Camacho and an employee or tenant of Concepcion known as “Reynaldo.”...
On Monday, Koch, his wife and daughter filed a petition in Superior Court, seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent Camacho and three other individuals “from engaging in any further physical harm, disturbance, harassment, blocking, threats and verbal abuse.”...
THIS CASE HAS IT ALL SHOWING USA JUSTICE SYSTEM IN ACTION.
GUILTY BUT NOT GUILTY BECUZ THE CRIMINAL HAS ABSOLUTE POWERS. HE ADMITS TO TAMPERING, OBSTRUCTION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TERRORIZING, AND OTHER CRIMES BUT HE DENIES HE DID NOT RAPE HER.
USA JUSTICE KEEPS HIM IN JAIL SINCE 2019 PRETRIAL DETENTION THAT A JURY TAKES 2 HOURS TO DECIDE HE IS NOT GUILTY.
PROOF THAT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL THAT IT IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT TO TORTURE A CITIZEN FOR 2 YEARS CONFINEMENT THAT A JURY DECLARES IS INNOCENT. BUT THAT A JURY WOULD ALLOW ACTUAL CRIMES TO GO UNCHECKED. CLEARLY SHOWS USA JUSTICE PUNISHES THE INNOCENT AND REWARDS THE GUILTY, AND OFTEN SIMULTANEOUSLY...
Former OKC Officer Found Not Guilty Of Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse
https://www.news9.com/story/6185aef73220550bf668c645/jury-deliberating-fate-of-former-okc-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence-sexual-abuse
A former Oklahoma City police officer was found not guilty of all charges in an Oklahoma County district court.... Maldonado took the stand on Friday and admitted to physically abusing his ex-girlfriend in 2019 after a night of drinking... The couple was driving home from a nightclub when Maldonado described pushing the woman's face into the steering wheel while she was driving, causing her nose to bleed. He also admitted they both had been drinking....Maldonado denied what his ex-girlfriend testified happened when they got to her home. She claimed he spit on her, hit her while she was holding their child and then forced her to perform oral sex on him. She said Maldonado also allegedly threatened her life several times during the night. The woman's coworkers reported the abuse after seeing her injuries. Maldonado admitted he wrote her a script on what to tell investigators over the phone. He claimed they worked together to not get him in trouble. Prosecutors said the domestic abuse started two years before Maldonado was arrested. They also said he used his police badge and uniform to intimidate and control the victim throughout their relationship. Maldonado was fired from the police department last year. He has been in jail with no bond since the 2019 arrest. The jury took less than two hours to make their decision.
Councilman Pierre Beard wanted for alleged domestic violence incident
https://www.wcbi.com/councilman-pierre-beard-wanted-for-alleged-domestic-violence-incident/
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus city councilman is wanted by law enforcement for an alleged domestic violence incident, involving a gun....Ward 4 Councilman Pierre Beard to turn himself in....Beard and his wife were reportedly in an argument when a gunshot was fired in the backyard....Shelton says an officer filed a domestic violence affidavit against Beard.
New Haven police officer accused of hitting person in head
https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/new-haven-police-officer-charged-in-domestic-incident/
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A second New Haven Police officer in about a month has been charged in a domestic violence incident.
RELATED: New Haven police officer arrested on felony charge, family violence offense charges
On Oct. 24, members of the Internal Affairs Division were alerted to potential off-duty criminal actions committed by New Haven Police Officer Marlena Ofiara in Wallingford....a domestic dispute complaint that occurred on Oct. 23....Ofiara is charged with the family violence offenses of assault and disorderly conduct. Court placed a PTA as bond on Ofiara’s arrest warrant.
Two Sacramento police officers face steroid charges; one is accused of domestic violence
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article255580616.html
A Sacramento police officer faces an illegal steroid possession charge after authorities found alleged incriminating evidence during the investigation of another officer accused of committing domestic violence. An arraignment hearing for Matthew W. Thompson, a three-year veteran with the Police Department... Sacramento police investigators arrested him on suspicion of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, domestic violence, false imprisonment, making criminal threats of death or great bodily injury and making a threat with a gun, according to jail records. Along with the domestic violence allegations, the Police Department was investigating Shepard for alleged anabolic steroid use.
Prosecutors in June declined to file domestic violence charges against Shepard, saying there was “insufficient evidence to file charges and sustain a conviction on the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt standard,” according to a statement from the District Attorney’s Office at the time. Shepard was arrested again after authorities learned he “was involved in another domestic violence incident” in San Francisco County, according to a news release from the District Attorney’s Office.
Off-duty San Antonio police officer arrested, suspended after domestic violence incident, SAPD says
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/11/07/off-duty-san-antonio-police-officer-arrested-suspended-after-domestic-violence-incident-sapd-says/
SAN ANTONIO – An off-duty San Antonio police officer was arrested on an assault charge and suspended following a domestic violence incident, according to SAPD.
Officer Philip Ortiz Jr. was arrested around 1:35 a.m., Sunday, on the South Side.
Police said Ortiz was involved in a fight with his significant other when the situation escalated and he physically assaulted the victim. During the argument, authorities said a police officer’s duty firearm was also discharged, but it did not cause any injuries....
Off-duty Buffalo Police officer charged in 2 domestic violence incidents
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/off-duty-buffalo-police-officer-charged-in-2-domestic-violence-incidents-keenan-redmon-menacing-and-harassment-charge/71-8197b379-d5b1-41fb-aaae-cedc388aff54
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An off-duty Buffalo Police officer is finding himself on the other side of the law following his arraignment on domestic violence related charges. Keenan Redmon, 36, is facing charges of menacing and harassment. The Erie County District Attorney's Office says Redmond allegedly forcibly grabbed the neck of a woman at a Hertel Avenue restaurant back in July. Then in August, the office alleges Redmond forced a woman inside the bathroom of her home, threatened her and a pulled out what appeared to be a pistol....
Wife of senior NT police officer Daniel Shean withdraws domestic violence order application, subject to court undertaking
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-09/daniel-shean-nt-police-domestic-violence-application-withdrawn/100605744
The wife of Superintendent Daniel Shean has withdrawn her application for a domestic violence order against him. He has made an undertaking to the court, the details of which have been suppressed. Darwin Superintendent Daniel Shean, 48... The details of Superintendent Shean's undertaking are subject to a suppression order....
Dunsmuir city councilor temporarily barred from council duties amid criminal investigation
https://www.fox26medford.com/dunsmuir-city-councilor-temporarily-barred-from-council-duties-amid-criminal-investigation/
DUNSMUIR, Calif — Dunsmuir city councilman Dave “Big Dave” Keisler, would temporarily step back from his duties following his recent arrest...the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keisler on a domestic violence charge, and a misdemeanor...
Ocala human resource/risk management director resigns after arrest in domestic violence case
https://sports.yahoo.com/ocala-human-risk-management-director-181325722.html
City of Ocala Human Resource & Risk Management Director Jared Scott Sorensen has resigned, several days after he was arrested and accused of domestic violence....
FOX 13 Investigates: Utah soldier charged with domestic assault, heard discussing violence against presidents
https://www.fox13now.com/news/fox-13-investigates/fox-13-investigates-utah-soldier-charged-with-domestic-assault-heard-on-recordings-discussing-violence-against-biden-activists
SALT LAKE CITY — Erica Lukes worried her husband would kill her....
So, Lukes did what she did for the podcast — she recorded.
“That f___ing Sudanese ni____ and his f___ing white f___ing wigger tied our hands behind our backs,” Marx is heard on a recording Lukes made on Nov. 7, 2020, the same day the Associated Press called Joe Biden the winner of the U.S. presidential election. Marx was talking about his time as a soldier in Afghanistan.
“You need to get counseling,” Lukes replied.
“That f___ing needs to get f___ing executed,” Marx continued. “And his f___ing Biden f___ing bully — f___ing both of them f___ing ni_____.
“F___ing Biden. I f___ing hate his guts. If I ever see him, if I ever see him in person God forbid, God forbid, I am going to insult the president and beat the f___ out of him.”
Lukes made another recording on Nov. 13, 2020.
“I have no issues f___ing taking a gun and starting shooting,” Marx said, “start shooting left-wing mother f___ers at their rallies. No problem at all.”
Lukes also reported that Marx assaulted her at their Salt Lake City apartment in February of this year. He is charged with two misdemeanor counts of domestic assault and a count of violating a protective order. Marx has pleaded not guilty...
Marx, 54, is a sergeant first class in the Utah National Guard. A spokesman for the guard said he is currently “flagged,” meaning he cannot receive promotion or commendations while until legal troubles are pending. Marx was a sheriff’s deputy in New Mexico. He also worked a private-sector job as a caretaker on Skinwalker Ranch, the expanse in eastern Utah that has been the subject of investigations into the paranormal. Marx’s name was also found on the membership role of the Oath Keepers, according to a recent leak of the organization’s records that were obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the Oath Keepers as a right-wing, anti-government organization. Lukes says she has turned over the recordings of Marx to the Utah National Guard, the FBI and the Secret Service. Federal prosecutors have not charged Marx with any crimes...
Fairbanks police officer arrested on assault charges stemming from July family gathering
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2021/11/27/fairbanks-police-officer-arrested-on-assault-charges-stemming-from-july-family-gathering/
A Fairbanks police detective was arrested Friday on multiple assault charges related to a physical altercation that occurred at a family gathering... troopers responded to reports of a domestic violence disturbance... off-duty Fairbanks Police Officer Gerrit Butler, age 36 of Fairbanks... “Butler caused serious injuries to the family member.”...
Embattled Kansas lawmaker arrested for second time in month
https://www.kake.com/story/45316920/kansas-representative-arrested-for-dui-mere-weeks-after-domestic-violence-arrest
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old embattled Kansas lawmaker was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving — his second arrest in less than a month...A Kansas trooper arrested Aaron Coleman... Coleman was already out on bond from an Oct. 30 domestic battery arrest. In that case, he allegedly pushed, hit and spit on his 18-year-old brother in a fight that erupted because the brother was going to get baptized, according to court documents.... and has acknowledged past abuses against girls and young women. A legislative committee reprimanded Coleman in writing in February over those abuses....
Scot terrorised by cop boyfriend calls for more to be done about domestic abuse
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/brave-scots-mum-terrorised-cop-25567789
A brave mum terrorised by her police officer boyfriend has said the authorities need to do more to tackle domestic abuse. Anne-Marie Hirdman, 42, was abused so badly by Police Scotland Constable Fraser Ross she feared he would kill her....
Kissimmee police lieutenant accused of domestic violence
https://www.wesh.com/article/kissimmee-police-lieutenant-accused-of-domestic-violence/38378973
A lieutenant with the Kissimmee Police Department has been arrested. The department said Lt. Erika Castellucci has been arrested on charges of domestic violence by the St. Cloud Police Department. Castellucci will be placed on leave pending the outcome of the charges against her.
Fall River police officer arrested on several domestic related offenses
https://fallriverreporter.com/fall-river-police-officer-arrested-on-several-domestic-related-offenses-b/
A Fall River police officer was arrested over the weekend on domestic violence charges.... According to the Fall River District Court, a Bryan Custadio appeared in court on assault and battery charges Monday. Custadio was released with a court date pending.
Monroe County commissioner accused of domestic violence
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/12/01/monroe-county-commissioner-accused-of-domestic-violence/
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A county commissioner who represents Key West residents was behind bars in Miami-Dade on Wednesday after being arrested on domestic battery allegations. Monroe County Commissioner Eddie Martinez was arrested Tuesday night after an alleged incident at a family home in Hialeah earlier in the day that led to his daughter calling 911. Martinez, 46, was elected to the county commission in November 2020. According to an arrest report, domestic violence accusations against him go much further back, but they become more public now that he is a commissioner....
Ex-San Jacinto councilman Lopez admits marijuana, domestic violence allegations
https://www.pe.com/2021/12/02/ex-san-jacinto-councilman-lopez-admits-marijuana-domestic-violence-allegations/
A man who was voted off the San Jacinto City Council by his colleagues this summer after being charged with illegally operating a marijuana dispensary and domestic violence pleaded guilty in those cases on Wednesday, Dec. 1, and was sentenced to a year in jail....Joel Lopez, also known as Joel Lopezdeanda...Lopez, 36, made his pleas to the court, admitting to felony charges of conspiracy and maintaining an unlawful marijuana facility and misdemeanor charges of selling cannabis without a permit and failure to file a sales and use tax return with the state....In the domestic violence case, Lopez pleaded guilty to felony counts of assault with a deadly (non-firearm) weapon, making criminal threats and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, as well as a misdemeanor count of that latter charge.....
St. Paul Westlake School principal on leave after assault, domestic violence arrest
https://www.cleveland19.com/2021/12/03/st-paul-westlake-school-principal-leave-after-assault-domestic-violence-arrest/
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - The principal of St. Paul Westlake School was arrested this week on charges of assault and domestic violence.... Jeremy Louden is on administrative leave while the school investigates....
Deputy constable arrested for domestic violence back at work despite pending criminal charges
https://www.wbrz.com/news/deputy-constable-arrested-for-domestic-violence-back-at-work-despite-pending-criminal-charges/
BATON ROUGE - The WBRZ Investigative Unit caught a deputy constable who is facing domestic violence with child endangerment charges back at work and armed with what appeared to be a weapon....Colby Burns was back working security at City Court. WBRZ cameras captured him briskly walking away as Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto asked how he could be back at work with a pending domestic violence criminal charge.
Constable Terrica Williams told WBRZ Burns is back at work. She said she was tied up and would call back. She never did....Video of Burns at the courthouse showed what appeared to be a handgun on his side. Those familiar with domestic violence cases said he should not have a gun until his evaluation is completed or the charges dropped....
Des Moines court allows councilmember Martinelli to see child in spite of domestic violence allegations
https://waterlandblog.com/2021/12/03/des-moines-court-allows-councilmember-martinelli-to-see-child-in-spite-of-domestic-violence-allegations/
A Des Moines Municipal Court judge has agreed to allow city councilmember Anthony Martinelli to have supervised visits with his 1-year-old son in spite of allegations that he assaulted the child’s mother in front of the child in December 2020....fourth-degree assault, reckless endangerment, two counts of harassment, exposing children to domestic violence and interfering with reporting domestic violence. According to court documents, the mother of Martinelli’s child had told her mother, who lives out of state, about the three separate incidents. Following the third incident, in August, the child’s mother contacted Des Moines police....
St. Martinville city councilman booked with domestic violence incident at Caesars Superdome
https://www.fox8live.com/2021/12/04/st-martinville-city-councilman-booked-with-domestic-violence-incident-caesars-superdome/
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A St. Martinville city councilman and Mayor Pro Tem spent much of Friday jailed in Orleans Parish after being arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident following the Saints’ loss to Dallas at the Caesars Superdome.
Craig Prosper, 54, was booked with domestic abuse battery following an 11 p.m. arrest at the stadium. According to court documents, a woman told New Orleans police she had been pushed by Prosper, and that he had “grabbed her with both hands by the neck and squeezed.”...in answer to domestic violence risk questions police are required to ask, the woman said Prosper intimidates, threatens or assaults her “a lot,” ...
Scottsboro Police officer arrested on domestic violence charges released on bond
https://www.waff.com/2021/12/15/scottsboro-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charges-released-bond/
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WAFF) - The Scottsboro Police Officer arrested on a domestic violence... Ryan Manning... Manning, 32, was arrested... willful abuse of a child and domestic violence second-degree.... the alleged abuse caused “multiple fractures.”...
Valley police officer arrested on domestic violence charge in Lee County
https://www.wtvm.com/2021/12/14/valley-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-charge-lee-county/
LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - A Valley police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested in Lee County. 43-year-old Patrick Clay Tucker has been charged with 3rd degree domestic violence. Authorities did not release information on the incident. The Valley police chief says Tucker was placed on administrative leave until the matter has been settled.
Glocester police officer faces domestic violence charges after arrest in Johnston
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/16/glocester-police-department-officer-suspended-arrested-domestic-violence-breaking-entering-charges/8923485002/
A veteran Glocester police officer has been suspended without pay after he was arrested in Johnston on several domestic violence charges, according to the police. David Hebert, 54, of Dayville, Connecticut, was arrested at about 1 a.m. on Dec. 6 in Johnston...
Valley police officer arrested for domestic violence
https://www.valleytimes-news.com/2021/12/valley-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
Officer Patrick Clay Tucker, 43, of the Valley Police Department has been charged with third-degree domestic violence, according to the Lee County ...
Birmingham mayor’s deputy director of social justice, racial equity accused of domestic violence, burglary
https://www.al.com/news/2021/12/birmingham-mayors-deputy-director-of-social-justice-racial-equity-accused-of-domestic-violence-burglary.html
Uche Bean, 32, was arrested... second-degree domestic violence and third-degree burglary, jail records show. Bean, deputy director of Mayor Randall Woodfin’s Division of Social Justice and Racial Equity...served in the mayor’s office for more than three years and was appointed to her current position in November, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Sheriff's Sergeant Arrested on Domestic Violence Allegations
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2021-12-21/sheriffs-sergeant-arrested-on-domestic-violence-allegations
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A sergeant with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on allegations of domestic violence, police said.... Micah Hibpshman turned himself in to Oregon City police Friday and was taken into custody on allegations of strangulation, menacing, coercion and unlawful use of a weapon...allegations of domestic violence involving Hibpshman...had choked her in early October, wouldn't let her leave, held a gun to her head and said he intended to kill her, according to a statement taken by Cynthia Gates, a detective with Oregon City police. Hibpshman, 46, has been with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for 14 years, a county spokesperson said, and has an annual salary of about $102,000.
Portsmouth police officer pleads not guilty to domestic violence, gets partner's support
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/12/21/officer-todd-goodwin-portsmouth-nh-police-not-guilty-plea-domestic-violence-assault-south-berwick/8981395002/
YORK, Maine — Todd Goodwin, an officer with the Portsmouth Police Department, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his domestic partner in an alleged incident at their South Berwick residence last month. The woman he is accused of assaulting is now calling for the charge to be dropped, according to court documents. Goodwin, 44, a nearly 13-year veteran of the New Hampshire Seacoast city's police force, was arraigned on a single domestic violence assault charge...
Sanger mayor accused of domestic violence
https://kmph.com/news/local/sanger-mayor-accused-of-domestic-violence-eli-ontiveros-sanger-police
SANGER, Calif. (FOX26) — The mayor of Sanger has been arrested, accused of domestic violence.... When officers arrived they conducted an investigation and subsequently arrested Sanger Mayor Eli Ontiveros for felony domestic violence....
Tartu court finds local elections candidate guilty of domestic violence
https://news.err.ee/1608455618/tartu-court-finds-local-elections-candidate-guilty-of-domestic-violence
A court has found a South Estonian local councilor guilty of domestic violence, and also of vote-buying during the October 2021 local elections. ERR reports that the first-tier Tartu County Court found Indrek Sarap, who ran for the Reform Party in the Tõrva municipality in October's elections, guilty of domestic violence and of vote-rigging, sentencing him to two years and seven months' imprisonment....
Marathon councilman arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.keysnews.com/flkeysfreepress/news/middle_keys/marathon-councilman-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/article_751123f2-6e25-11ec-970c-cb265afe710f.html
MARATHON — Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested recently-elected Marathon City Councilman Trevor John Wofsey on a domestic battery ...
Off-Duty Deputy Arraigned for Violating Order of Protection After Arrest on Domestic Violence Charges
https://www2.erie.gov/da/index.php?q=press/duty-deputy-arraigned-violating-order-protection-after-arrest-domestic-violence-charges
Robert M. Dee of Eden was arraigned this afternoon before Eden Town Justice Michael Cooper on one count of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor). The defendant is accused of knowingly violating an existing order of protection that prohibits him from having contact with the victim following a domestic violence-related arrest last month. The defendant, who is a deputy with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, was off-duty at the time of both alleged incidents... The defendant is accused of subjecting the female victim to physical contact by hitting her and applying pressure to her neck, which resulted in bruises to her body. Dee was arrested and arraigned that evening on one count of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation (Class “A” misdemeanor) and one count of Harassment in the Second Degree (violation)....The female victim has pending criminal charges in the Town of Eden. The defendant is a complainant in one of the pending cases. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office has recused itself from all cases against the female victim. A special prosecutor will be appointed.
Delaware lawmaker acquitted on domestic violence charges
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/delaware-lawmaker-acquitted-on-domestic-violence-charges/2022/01/06/e8787e84-6f2f-11ec-b1e2-0539da8f4451_story.html
DOVER, Del. — A Democratic state senator who has helped lead criminal justice reform efforts in the Delaware General Assembly was acquitted on domestic violence charges Thursday. A New Castle County jury found Darius J. Brown, 40, not guilty of offensive touching and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors.... A 44-year-old woman told officers that Brown, a Wilmington Democrat, had punched her in the face after they began arguing about a social media post. Brown then got up from the booth where the couple was seated and threw a water glass, which broke into pieces, police said....
Domestic violence allegations against Sanger mayor loom over city council meeting
https://abc30.com/sanger-mayor-domestic-violence-eli-ontiveros/11437926/
mayor Eli Ontiveros since he was arrested for domestic violence last month....Some called for his resignation. "I think it's time for you... for the betterment of the city, whether you're guilty or not I really don't care. The city does not need this hanging over its head. I think the right thing to do is resign and take care of this legal situation however it turns out. And then run for re-election if you feel so inclined," the caller said....Ontiveros has denied all allegations of domestic abuse.
Human Rights and Women’s Ministry official accused of domestic violence
https://brazilian.report/liveblog/2022/01/07/domestic-violence-human-rights-ministry/
Damares Alves, Brazil’s Human Rights and Women’s Minister, named a civil servant facing domestic abuse allegations to one of its committees. Gerson Soares Pinto currently serves as a senior official within the Labor Ministry. In December, he was named by Ms. Alves as her representative in the National Committee Against Slave Labor. In September, a Brasília court issued a restraining order against Mr. Pinto and in favor of his wife, who had accused him of “throwing punches at her, as well as biting her and pulling her hair”...left Mr. Pinto’s wife with bruises on her hands and breasts... Sérgio Camargo, the head of Brazil’s anti-racism agency, referred last year to the Brazilian Black Rights Movement as “bloody scum” and said slavery was also profitable to Africans.
Dashcam video shows arrest of Oakland County judge charged with domestic assault
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/01/08/dashcam-video-shows-arrest-of-oakland-county-judge-charged-with-domestic-assault/
WIXOM, Mich. – Oakland County Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan...her boyfriend called police and said she hit him. Police said he told them that “she just started whacking me”and informed them that she’s a judge and when she drinks “she starts smacking.”...“That is crap and you know it,” she said in the dashcam audio. Ryan remains composed until the end of her booking process when police tell her they need to call a superior to see if she’ll be sent to jail or given a citation. “Arraigned before who?” Ryan said. “Dave law, Travis Reeds, or you know, Rob Bondy, which one? I used to own a building with Travis Reeds. Dave Law I went to law school and high school with. Rob Bondy is a great friend of mine. I’m not dropping names, but this is absurd.” Ryan has been charged with one count of domestic assault and battery. The case has been moved out of Oakland County.
Off duty deputy charged for violating protection order, domestic violence
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/01/07/off-duty-deputy-charged-for-violating-protection-order-domestic-violence/
EDEN, NY – 40-year-old Robert M. Dee of Eden was arraigned this afternoon before Eden Town Justice Michael Cooper on one count of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree (Class “A” misdemeanor). The defendant is accused of knowingly violating an existing order of protection that prohibits him from having contact with the victim following a domestic violence-related arrest last month. The defendant, who is a deputy with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office... Eden Police Department responded to the defendant’s home for a domestic disturbance. The defendant is accused of subjecting the female victim to physical contact by hitting her and applying pressure to her neck, which resulted in bruises to her body. Dee was arrested and arraigned that evening on one count of Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood Circulation (Class “A” misdemeanor) and one count of Harassment in the Second Degree (violation). An order of protection was issued, which prohibited the defendant from having contact with the victim.
Exclusive: Tri-City judge’s ex-wife alleges abuse. She kept quiet for decades, documents say
https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article257168542.html
A Pasco woman has accused her former husband — a sitting Superior Court judge — of narcissistic, physical and verbal abuse over the course of their 33-year marriage.
Stephanie Barnard says she kept her “traumatic experiences” private for decades because her husband, Judge Sam Swanberg, convinced her that she was the problem and she actually was mistreating him...I experienced physical violence and forced physical intimacy.” “If I had to put a number on it, I would say that I was subjected to physical altercations at the hands of Sam over 100 times...
A Charlotte judge was accused of domestic violence. Then the court file was hidden.
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/01/11/charlotte-judge-was-accused-domestic-violence-then-court-file-was-hidden/
But one court case in Mecklenburg County has been hidden from public view, a WBTV investigation has found. The case involves a sitting judge who is accused, in a legal filing, of domestic violence. Instead of sitting on the shelves for staff to access and provide to the public, the file sits locked in the office of Elisa Chinn-Gary, Mecklenburg County’s elected Clerk of Court. District Court Judge Kimberly Best filed a lawsuit in November 2019 against a woman she alleged had an affair with her ex-husband, Randall Staton, while Best and Staton were still married....In response, the woman who was sued by Best, asked a judge to dismiss the claims. Among the allegations the woman included in her response to the lawsuit was that Best was verbally and physically abusive to Staton while the couple were married. “Upon information and belief, Plaintiff was physically abusive towards Randall. On more than one occasion, Plaintiff forcibly grabbed, pushed, or punched Randall, leaving bruises on Randall’s arm,” the court filing said of Best, the plaintiff in the lawsuit. “Twice during the marriage, Plaintiff aggressively approached Randall while holding a firearm and accused Randall of committing marital misconduct. Plaintiff claimed she grabbed the gun because she feared that Randall was an intruder; however, Plaintiff continued to hold onto the gun after Randall identified himself and disabled the alarm code. Plaintiff once kicked a hole in the parties’ bathroom door, after Randall locked himself inside to get away from Plaintiff’s violence.” Later in the filing, the woman claimed Best had also been verbally abusive to Staton. “Plaintiff routinely called Randall names, like ‘bitch ass n****’ and ‘punk motherfucker.’ Plaintiff often threatened Randall with physical violence and financial ruin, both directly and indirectly,” the legal filing said....
Deputies arrest Off-Duty Clearwater Police Officer for domestic violence and an assault on deputies
https://iontb.com/deputies-arrest-off-duty-clearwater-police-officer-for-domestic-violence-and-an-assault-on-deputies/
Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested an off-duty Clearwater Police Officer on multiple charges. The officer was identified as 42 year-old Jason Lambe.... Once on-scene, deputies made contact with Lambe outside of the residence. Lambe was taken into custody after refusing verbal commands and resisting deputies.... According to deputies, the victim stated Lambe arrived at her residence uninvited on January 23, 2022, confiscated her cell phone and refused to allow her to leave the residence. For multiple days, Lambe refused to allow her to leave her residence, battered her, and threatened to kill her and then himself. The victim sustained multiple minor injuries, but did not require medical attention. Lambe was arrested for Domestic Battery, False Imprisonment, Resisting an Officer Without Violence, and Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer. Lambe was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without incident....
Cook County Judge Raúl Vega is retiring under a cloud of allegations
https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/judicial-conduct/2022/raul-vega-domestic-violence-court/
Raul Vega is retiring Jan. 28 after more than two decades as a Cook County circuit judge, the last three as the presiding judge of the court’s domestic violence division.
Elizabeth Francy first encountered Cook County Circuit Judge Raúl Vega when her contentious divorce and child custody case was transferred to his courtroom more than a decade ago. She said Vega often yelled at her in court and appeared to treat women differently than men. She and other women with cases in his courtroom also said friends and attorneys told them to wear skirts or “dress pretty” to appease him. Francy said his handling of her family’s case did irreparable harm to her and her children....the top judge of the court’s domestic violence division....Vega’s fellow judges on the court’s executive committee had referred him to the state body that investigates judicial misconduct...
allegations about Vega’s behavior in the courtroom and the experiences of women who encountered him there. Our investigation uncovered accusations from women that Vega mistreated them, found concerns about his temperament raised by attorneys and former staff members, and highlighted examples of Vega making questionable decisions that were reversed by the Illinois appellate court....
Ocala's former HR director gets probation, community service in domestic violence case
https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2022/01/27/ex-official-ocala-florida-sentenced-domestic-battery-case/9214278002/
A former City of Ocala administrator who was arrested late last year in a domestic violence casE...Jared Scott Sorensen guilty of battery/domestic violence, according to local court records....
Dallas family violence court candidate accused of domestic violence
https://thehill.com/legal/591892-dallas-family-violence-court-candidate-accused-of-domestic-violence
Elissa Wev, 35, is accused of attacking her former girlfriend in an attempt to grab the girlfriend’s phone and find out if she was cheating on her. Wev is currently campaigning to be a judge at a criminal court that deals with misdemeanor domestic violence cases...
The former girlfriend claims that Wev tackled her and chased her into the bathroom, where she tackled her again. Wev allegedly pinned her former girlfriend to the ground and pressed her head against a heater. She later tried to break a glass door using a broom to get into the room where her former girlfriend was hiding.
New Haven Officer Arrested, Placed on Leave After Being Accused of Domestic Violence
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/new-haven-officer-arrested-placed-on-leave-after-being-accused-of-domestic-violence/2703199/
A New Haven police officer was placed on leave after being arrested on domestic violence charges out of North Branford...committed by officer Ruben Parra.... Parra faces charges including assault, unlawful restraint and strangulation in relation to family violence offenses, according to authorities. Police said Parra turned himself in on Friday. As a result, he's been placed on administrative...
City firefighter charged in domestic violence case
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-firefighter-charged-in-domestic-violence-case-576134862.html
A city firefighter has been criminally charged for allegedly assaulting and pointing a handgun at his wife, also a WFPS employee, in 2020. The accused — who remains actively employed by the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service — was arrested Nov. 24, 2021, by city police while on duty at the Osborne Street fire hall.
SC police officer charged with domestic assault and fighting officers in NC casino
https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/south-carolina/article257845133.html
A Gaffney police officer assaulted a woman, was disorderly in a North Carolina casino and fought police officers in a jail all in the same day, according to police reports.
On Jan. 22, Cherokee Indian Police Department near Swain County, North Carolina, charged Dillion Lee Haney with domestic assault, resisting arrest, malicious conduct by a prisoner, illegally carrying a concealed gun, carrying a gun while drunk and disorderly conduct. Haney was a police officer with the Gaffney Police Department at the time of his arrest, his officer record shows....In April, The State reported on the disturbing number of South Carolina police officers who were charged from 2010 to 2020 with violence against women. Most of those charges were domestic violence....
Omaha police officer arrested on misdemeanor domestic violence assault charge
https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence-assault/38943301#
An Omaha police officer was arrested and placed on administrative leave following a domestic disturbance, according to the department...Officers said they spoke to a female victim who had injuries to her head and face. The woman identified the suspect as her girlfriend, Brittney Taylor, who is a police officer with OPD....Taylor was arrested and booked into Douglas County Corrections on misdemeanor domestic violence assault.
Jackson Police Sergeant Rachel Butler Accused Of Domestic Violence Turns Self In
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2022/02/01/rachel-butler-turns-self-in-alleged-assault-threats/
CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) — A Jackson police sergeant wanted for alleged domestic violence has turned herself in to law enforcement in Calaveras County, authorities said Tuesday. Rachel Butler, 37, turn herself in to the Calaveras County Sheriff’a Office Monday night and posted $50,000 bail the same day.
Ex-Coast deputy has been convicted of domestic violence twice. Why won’t he have a record?
https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article257814338.html
When former Hancock County sheriff’s deputy Colin Freeman was found guilty of misdemeanor domestic violence in December, it was the second time he had gone before a judge for assaulting a woman. Freeman’s first conviction occurred in 2015 — three years after he joined the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department in 2012, first working as an animal control officer before rising in the ranks to patrol deputy, then narcotics officer and K-9 handler, according to employment information obtained through a public records request. Sheriff Ricky Adam said he did not know about the first domestic violence arrest and conviction when he hired Freeman, but internal records from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department include notations about that arrest along with other alleged misdemeanor violations. The sheriff, instead, said he had no way of knowing about the domestic violence conviction in Waveland because there was no official record of the previous conviction. That’s because Waveland Judge P.J. Mauffray sentenced Freeman in the 2015 domestic assault case to non-adjudicated probation, with additional orders to pay a fine and attend anger management classes, according to court records obtained through a records request. When a person receives a non-adjudicated sentence, there is no record of the crime once they complete the term of the sentence. As a result, Adam said, Freeman’s former brethren at the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department had no way of knowing about the prior domestic assault when they wrestled him to the ground in August to arrest him in an unrelated domestic violence assault.
Two domestic assaults, but no record
In December, a second Coast judge, this time Hancock County Justice Court Judge Brian Necaise, sentenced 38-year-old Freeman to a second non-adjudicated sentence for domestic assault. The judge followed the recommendation of Hancock County prosecuting attorney, Olen Anderson, placing him on probation for six months, with additional orders to pay a fine and attend a round of anger management classes. Once Freeman completes the terms of the second sentence, he will once again walk away without a criminal record, paving the way for him to pursue any future career in law enforcement. However, his attorney, William “Bill” Covington, said in December that Freeman had no plans to do so. Under federal law, anyone convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses, including domestic violence, and felony crimes, can no longer buy or possess a firearm. But Mississippi does not have a state law to uphold the federal restriction, paving the way for most domestic violence offenders in misdemeanor cases to own and carry firearms after their convictions. Freeman’s case is just one case involving misdemeanor domestic violence charges that resulted in two non-adjudicated sentences.
It’s unclear how many other domestic violence offenders receive non-adjudicated sentences for a misdemeanor or felony domestic violence charges because Mississippi does not track that information....
A Coral Gables police officer is accused of strangling and handcuffing his girlfriend
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article257929043.html
A veteran Coral Gables police officer was arrested Monday for strangling and handcuffing his girlfriend during a heated argument about infidelity, police said. Cristino Perez, 56 and a 17-year veteran with Gables police, was taken into custody a day after the alleged battery and now faces charges of false imprisonment, battery, battery by strangulation and tampering with a witness. The officer, who works traffic homicide and crash details and was honored as officer of the month in Coral Gables in July 2017, was also charged with domestic battery a decade ago. That case was dropped because of inconsistent witness statements, prosecutors said....
Terrell Hills Police Officer Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
https://www.ktsa.com/terrell-hills-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge/
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — A Terrell Hills Police officer is out of jail following his arrest for a family violence incident over the weekend. KSAT-12 reports Corporal Michael Escobedo was arrested by Bexar County Deputies Sunday morning on a charge of suspicion of assault family violence strangulation. Escobedo, who has been with the Terrell Hills Police Department for 4 years, has been placed on paid administrative leave while a criminal investigation is conducted....
Miami Beach Police Officer Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2022/02/15/miami-beach-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence/
According to the police report, officer Shelandra Battle is now facing a felony charge of domestic violence and several misdemeanors....
Domestic violence charge dismissed against councilman
https://cdispatch.com/featured/2022-02-15/domestic-violence-charge-dismissed-against-councilman/
A misdemeanor domestic violence charge against a Columbus councilman was dismissed on Tuesday in Lowndes County Justice Court after the alleged victim did not show up to testify. Pierre Beard, who represents Ward 4, was charged in a Nov. 4 incident at a Byrnes Circle residence where his wife, Lasaundra Beard, told police the councilman had fired a gun in the air and pointed it at her during an argument. The argument started after Lasaundra raised suspicions about whether her husband was having an affair. Councilman Beard told officers the gun accidentally discharged during the argument. No one was injured....
Boston police officer arrested, charged with assault in domestic incident, police say
https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-massachusetts-police-officer-arrested-assault-domestic-incident/39101265#
A Boston police officer is facing assault charges following a domestic incident in Boston, the department announced late Tuesday night. Dana Lamb was arrested by Boston police and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon after being involved in a domestic incident in Boston, police said...
FSU professor's employment status under review after being jailed on domestic violence charge
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/497335-fsu-professor-sentenced-in-domestic-violence-case/
David Meckes pled no contest to charges stemming from him threatening his wife with a knife. A Florida State University professor has been sentenced in a domestic violence case stemming from a Christmas 2020 incident involving his wife and children.
High-ranking Walker police official arrested on domestic violence-related charge
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/high-ranking-walker-police-official-arrested-on-domestic-violence-related-charge/article_99a89c32-7cbb-11ec-a1c3-c793db3b4b58.html
Walker police lieutenant arrested on domestic violence-related charge. Chris Dufour. A high-ranking official in the Walker Police Department has been arrested on a domestic violence-related charge, according to online booking records. Captain Chris Dufour, 50, was booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center on one count of domestic abuse battery Sunday...
Domestic-Abuse Allegation Haunts Law-and-Order MAGA Candidate
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/teddy-daniels-maga-jan6-trump-abuse-misconduct-1301510/
As he asks voters to make him Pennsylvania’s next lieutenant governor, Teddy Daniels has promoted himself as an Army combat veteran, a former police officer, and a successful businessman....his personal history includes domestic-abuse allegations, and the law-enforcement career that he’s made a cornerstone of his campaign has multiple major blemishes....he had engaged in “unbecoming conduct” by “providing deceptive information to an investigator” and “using official state record for personal reasons.”...
Waterbury teacher accused of leaving kids had domestic violence call
Teacher had previous charge
https://www.rep-am.com/local/localnews/2022/02/21/waterbury-teacher-accused-of-leaving-kids-had-domestic-violence-call/
Waterbury teacher accused of leaving kids had domestic violence call
Teacher had previous charge
WATERBURY – Just days before Watertown police arrested resident Kerry Caviasca last month for allegedly leaving her two children home alone for a weekend in November, she was involved in…
Ky. House candidate from Lexington postpones campaign after arrest for domestic violence
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article258639903.html
Chris Couch, a 25-year-old Democrat who threw his hat into the ring for the Lexington-based 75th District seat, allegedly assaulted his partner ...
SL soldier may be disqualified from service after domestic violence charge - Grand Haven Tribune
https://www.grandhaventribune.com/news/law_enforcement/sl-soldier-may-be-disqualified-from-service-after-domestic-violence-charge/article_fea2ec5b-3e60-5ca6-9e85-a8e5c6a8f912.html
A U.S. Army veteran from Spring Lake may lose his position in the armed forces after being sentenced Monday to a domestic violence misdemeanor....Isaiah Williams...
Lack of cooperation leads to dismissal of domestic violence charges against Clackamas County sergeant
https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2022/02/lack-of-cooperation-leads-to-dismissal-of-domestic-violence-charges-against-clackamas-county-sergeant.html
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office subject of new lawsuit
Micah Hibpshman, 46, of Oregon City, faced allegations of domestic violence after allegedly choking wife, telling her he planned to kill her and holding a gun to her head, police said in December. Domestic violence charges against a sergeant with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office have been dismissed due to a lack of cooperation from the victim, court records show. Micah Hibpshman, 46, of Oregon City faced allegations of domestic violence after allegedly choking wife and holding a gun to her head, police said in December.
Ex-Eatonton police officer sentenced to life without parole for wife's murder
https://wgxa.tv/news/local/ex-eatonton-police-officer-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-wifes-murder
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- A former midstate police officer will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of his wife. Michael Seth Perrault was arrested for murder in February 2020 following a domestic violence call just days earlier at the then-Eatonton police officer's home....
Maryland woman defends herself against man she had filed multiple protective orders against, court documents show
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/should-domestic-violence-victims-turn-guns/65-72d59bd2-7ea5-40a6-9f61-7ee01771ee76
MT AIRY, Md. — A Maryland woman who shot and killed a serial domestic abuser at her Mt. Airy home Sunday had sought two court protective orders against the man before the situation escalated to gunfire. Investigators have filed no charges against her pending further investigation, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Department.... The shooting victim was 52-year-old Danny Ray Sidders Jr. Sidders was a disgraced ex-police officer from Orlando Florida with a history in Florida of domestic violence, according to court records dating back to 2012....
State attorney drops domestic violence charge against Melbourne officer
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/02/state-attorney-drops-domestic-violence-charge-against-melbourne-officer/
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The state attorney’s office says it will not prosecute a Melbourne police officer who faced a domestic violence charge. Lt. Trevor Shaffer faced a judge at the Brevard County jail in December when the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said Shaffer pushed a woman’s hand into a hot frying pan while she was cooking. Deputies said the woman screamed as she suffered second-degree burns....
The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will not file domestic violence charges against the mayor of Sanger.
https://abc30.com/eli-ontiveros-sanger-mayor-domestic-violence/11619051/
SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County District Attorney's Office will not file domestic violence charges against the mayor of Sanger. 44-year-old Eli Ontiveros was arrested at his home back in December....It said after careful review, the office could not prove the allegations against the mayor beyond a reasonable doubt.
Jefferson County sheriff’s sergeant charged with misdemeanor domestic violence
https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2022/03/jefferson-county-sheriffs-sergeant-charged-with-misdemeanor-domestic-violence.html
A Jefferson County sheriff’s sergeant has been arrested on misdemeanor domestic violence charges. Sgt. Jack Self, 51, is charged with third-degree domestic violence-menacing and third-degree domestic violence-harassment, jail records show. Both charges are Class A misdemeanors....Sheriff’s officials said the dispute involved another family member. Self presented a weapon and went outside and fired several rounds.
Marion County Jail deputy arrested on charges of domestic violence, sheriff says
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/marion-county/marion-county-jail-deputy-arrested-charges-domestic-violence-sheriff-says/LW2STYTGWJF27DHFMMA5WSNFJM/
MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A Marion County Jail deputy has been arrested on charges of domestic violence, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Roy Johnson, 42, was arrested Saturday after they were called to his home because of a domestic disturbance. According to a report, Johnson battered the victim...Deputies said Johnson is an 18-year employee of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office who has worked as a corporal in the Juvenile Division.
CPD officer arrested for domestic violence
https://cdispatch.com/news/2022-03-12/cpd-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
A Columbus police officer is on paid administrative leave after he was arrested Friday for misdemeanor domestic violence. Bryan Keith Moore, 33, turned himself in Friday morning to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office... The victim, Moore’s girlfriend, was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle where she was treated and released...
Jury Finds SCV Water Board Member Guilty of Domestic Violence
https://scvnews.com/jury-finds-scv-water-board-member-guilty-of-domestic-violence/
A Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board member has been found guilty of a single count of battery of a spouse, according to court officials. The verdict in the case against Dan Mortensen, which was read out Monday, March 7, after nearly two full days of jury deliberation, was for a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
Springfield corrections officer enters plea on terroristic threats, domestic violence
https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2022/03/15/springfield-corrections-officer-enters-plea-terroristic-threats-domestic-violence/
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Authorities say a corrections officer entered the plea after being arrested for terroristic threats and domestic violence. According to court documents, Christopher Taylor entered the plea...Taylor yelled at a female victim and poked her in the chest several times....burning down a co-worker’s house with his kids inside and said he should shoot up schools because “everyone in East River was stupid and should be dead.”...
Las Vegas corrections officer arrested on domestic violence charges, police say
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/las-vegas-corrections-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges-police-say-2545954/
A Las Vegas corrections officer was arrested Tuesday and jailed on domestic violence charges...Christopher Wilson, 35, faces two charges of domestic battery by strangulation and one charge of domestic battery....
Killeen Police officer charged with assault after domestic violence incident
https://www.kwtx.com/2022/03/16/killeen-police-officer-charged-with-assault-after-domestic-violence-incident/
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - James Graigg, an officer with the Killeen Police Department, was charged with assault resulting in bodily injury and family violence in connection to a domestic disturbance at his Georgetown, Texas home....
Stinger and Javelin production can be boosted, says Army acquisitions chief
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/03/24/special-forces-sergeant-major-gets-1-year-busted-in-rank-for-domestic-violence/
A Special Forces sergeant major and former member of the Army Special Operations Command parachute team was convicted of domestic violence and endangerment at a Fort Bragg, North Carolina general court martial earlier this month. According to court documents released by 1st Special Forces Command, Sgt. Maj. Travis Alfred was convicted of firing a gun, choking his then-wife and threatening to kill her in a Nov. 20, 2019 attack. The senior special forces NCO was sentenced to one year of confinement and reduced in rank to sergeant first class...
Kansas Lawmaker Agrees to Counseling to Avoid Battery Charge
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-03-24/kansas-lawmaker-agrees-to-counseling-to-avoid-battery-charge
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas legislator has agreed to undergo mental health counseling and a domestic violence assessment to avoid being prosecuted on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge over a fight with his younger brother.
Freshman Democratic Rep. Aaron Coleman, of Kansas City, also agreed in Johnson County to submit to drug or alcohol testing if officials ask him to do so. Coleman signed the diversion agreement with the district attorney's office last week, and it was filed in district court Monday....
Citadel professor arrested on domestic violence, kidnapping charges
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/citadel-professor-arrested-on-domestic-violence-kidnapping-charges/
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A finance professor at The Citadel is facing charges of kidnapping and domestic violence after an alleged altercation with his wife. According to the Charleston Police Department (CPD), officers were called to the home of professor Hussein Abdoh (34)...struck her “in the back of the head with all his might.” After hitting her, Abdoh’s wife said that he took her and her daughter’s passports so that they could not leave...Police located Abdoh, who admitted to taking the passports but denied any physical altercation. He agreed to return to his home and give his wife and child their passports back....
Wayne Co. deputy fired after domestic violence arrest
https://fox59.com/indiana-news/wayne-co-deputy-fired-after-domestic-violence-arrest/
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a deputy’s position has been terminated after being arrested for domestic violence. Indiana State Police arrested Shawn Lahrman.... ISP arrested Lahrman on the following counts:
strangulation battery involving a deadly weapon criminal confinement intimidation...
3 Keys sheriff’s employees arrested over domestic fights in less than a month, cops say
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article259692365.html
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has been hit with an unusual wave of arrests in the past month — with three female employees facing misdemeanor battery charges after their partners or exes said they were hurt during heated arguments.... Deputy Lauren Landa, 31, a resource officer at Ocean Studies Charter School in Key Largo, was arrested Tuesday by Homestead police. Her wife said Landa grabbed a necklace from around her throat during an argument, leaving scratches on her chest and neck, according to the arrest report...
Alexsa Lashae Rahming, a sheriff’s office civilian employee, was arrested by Key West police after cops say the 27-year-old pushed her ex-girlfriend to the ground and down three steps, causing cuts to her elbow....
Takila Johnson, 31, who had less than a month working in the sheriff’s office, bit her ex-boyfriend... the charges against Johnson were dropped...“This incident was not observed by the officer nor were there any witnesses so without the victim’s cooperation, we did not have a good faith basis in order to be able to file criminal charges,” she said.
Greenville police officer on administrative duty pending domestic violence case
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2022/03/28/greenville-police-administrative-duty-after-domestic-violence-charge/7169129001/
A Greenville police officer has been placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation by the Greenville Police Department after being charged with domestic violence earlier this year. Samuel Sterling, 34, was charged with third-degree domestic violence on Jan. 24. He was released the same day on a $2,500 surety bond, according to online Greenville County court records. Sterling requested a jury trial on March 7, court records show....
Wiltshire charged in domestic violence incident
https://www.troyrecord.com/2022/03/28/wiltshire-charged-in-domestic-violence-incident/
TROY, N.Y. ... Patrol officers arrested Rodney G. Wiltshire, 47, of Troy, and he was brought to the Troy police station for processing. Wiltshire, a former Troy City Council President, and a two-time mayoral candidate, was charged with one count of criminal obstruction of breathing/blood circulation and second-degree harassment....
El Paso County Republican embroiled in domestic violence, animal cruelty legal battles asked to step aside
https://gazette.com/premium/el-paso-county-republican-embroiled-in-domestic-violence-animal-cruelty-legal-battles-asked-to-step/article_87fa36e6-ac66-11ec-af85-8f1679829a48.html
The only Republican on the primary ballot in the House District 21 race running to represent southern El Paso County, Karl Dent, is embroiled in legal battles related to domestic violence and animal cruelty, leading a former representative for the district to call on him to step aside.... If elected, Dent could represent his district while serving probation for his felony... Dent, a former military police officer and private security company owner... Karl Dent said he was transparent with assembly delegates who asked about the domestic violence incident that led to his conviction that he is now appealing. His ex-girlfriend told police that during a fight in May, 2020, Dent hit her, threatened her with a knife and said he would kill her, according to court documents. He said the entire argument was verbal. While Dent was convicted of felony trespassing, he was acquitted of domestic violence, menacing, assault, child abuse and harassment charges in a jury trail. He was sentenced to two years probation in October. He is appealing his conviction because the court missed his deadline for a speedy trial, he said. On Wednesday he will be back in court for a jury trail related to a violation of protection order, a misdemeanor. His ex-girlfriend told police he approached her car while she was picking her child up from football practice, according to court documents. Dent said he did not approach her car and when he saw her, he left. He is also involved in an animal cruelty case involving his own dogs getting into a fight in his backyard, he said. It would be unreasonable for him to be found guilty in that case because he was not present, he said. ...
Dozens of employees are still working at Lancashire Constabulary despite being accused of domestic abuse, figures reveal.
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/dozens-of-employees-at-lancashire-police-accused-of-domestic-abuse-3633260
The statistics, obtained in an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and ITV, reveal over 1,300 police officers and staff across the UK were reported for domestic abuse between January 2018 and September last year....
Headland police officer charged with domestic violence
https://www.wtvy.com/2022/03/31/headland-police-officer-charged-with-domestic-violence/
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -A Headland police officer faces domestic violence charges, arrested Thursday. 24-year-old Robert Allen Maddox Jr., of Dothan, is charged with one count of Domestic Violence Strangulation. A woman told investigators the incident escalated to the point she was thrown to the floor then choked, cutting her airway off and she could not breathe...
Cop indicted on charge he tried to strangle woman in off-duty domestic violence incident
https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2022/04/cop-indicted-on-charge-he-tried-to-strangle-woman-in-off-duty-domestic-violence-incident.html
A grand jury has indicted a police officer on charges that he tried to strangle a woman during an off-duty domestic violence incident last year. Myron V. Ford, 37, who has been with the Deptford Township Police Department since 2009, was arrested by Deptford police at his apartment on Sept. 30. He is accused of “forcefully shoving” the woman against a door inside the apartment, scratching her right arm and chin, and “placing his hands around the victim’s neck in attempt to strangle the victim,”...
Little Rock officer arrested by Saline County deputies, facing domestic violence charges
https://www.kark.com/crime/little-rock-officer-arrested-by-saline-county-deputies-facing-domestic-violence-charges/
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Little Rock police officer is facing domestic violence charges after being arrested by Saline County deputies Thursday....The officer is facing charges of domestic battery and endangering the welfare of a minor, according to a release from the department.
Weld County deputy arrested on suspicion of stalking, harassment and domestic violence
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/crime/weld-county-deputy-arrested-on-suspicion-of-stalking-harassment-and-domestic-violence
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — A deputy with the Weld County Sheriff's Office was arrested Thursday on suspicion of stalking, harassment and domestic violence, the sheriff's office announced. On Friday, April 8, a judge issued a temporary protection order restraining Deputy John Maedel from contacting the victim....During that investigation, officers learned that the victim began receiving numerous text messages and phone calls from Maedel beginning in Dec. 2021, according to the sheriff's office. Maedel then began following the victim and made threatening comments towards her, the sheriff's office said....Maedel has been with the sheriff's office since 2016. He is a detective assigned to the patrol division, according to the sheriff's office.
Former D'Evelyn principal with domestic violence conviction named finalist to return as principal
https://www.9news.com/article/news/education/develyn-principal-finalist-conviction/73-a1e82c79-7363-40d6-8dbc-114926f163c0
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — The former principal of D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School in Jefferson County has been named the sole finalist to return to the school as principal despite his arrest and conviction related to a domestic violence incident. Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Tony Edwards for third-degree misdemeanor assault in November 2016. Court records show he was convicted in February 2017 of that assault charge and harassment. At the time of his arrest, he was placed on leave from the school. Edwards was sentenced to two years' probation and was ordered to perform 60 hours of community service, the court records show. According to an arrest affidavit, on Nov. 9, 2016, the victim called 911 and the dispatcher could hear a woman telling someone to "stop" and reported that the woman sounded hysterical. During the call, the woman was also heard saying, "you are abusive."...
Fla. man ran for President, U.S. Senate. He now faces domestic violence trial in York SC
Augustus Invictus
https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article260416812.html
A Florida man, who has published alt-right news and was a candidate for President and the U.S. Senate, is set for trial Monday in a South Carolina courtroom on charges of domestic violence and weapons violations. Augustus Sol Invictus, also a lawyer, is charged with domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to arrest warrants and court records reviewed by The Herald.... He has made public speeches and writings about the failings of the government and judicial system, police said in previous court hearings.... The Invictus law business Web site states Invictus has been “maliciously prosecuted.”...
Woman police constable ends life, mentions domestic violence in note
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/woman-police-constable-ends-life-mentions-domestic-violence-in-note/articleshow/90900716.cms
A 36-year-old woman police constable committed suicide citing domestic violence in the suicide note she left behind. Yogini Sukumar Pawar was posted in the Kolhapur police headquarters. On Sunday morning, she was found hanging in her house in Kasba Bawda locality. Superintendent of police Shailesh Balkawade visited the crime scene.
The police have recovered the suicide note in which she blamed her husband and in-laws for causing physical and mental stress. Balkawade has directed officials to take stringent action against the suspects. Based on the suicide note, Shahupuri police have registered a case against the deceased woman’s husband and in-laws.
Veteran Norwalk police officer arrested, placed on leave after alleged domestic assault incident
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Veteran-Norwalk-police-officer-arrested-placed-17086631.php
NORWALK — A Norwalk police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a family violence incident...Officer Jermaine Nash, a 10-year veteran of the department, was arrested on Friday in connection with an incident that landed one person in Norwalk...
Police said Nash has been charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault. His bond has been set at $100,000, and his court date is Monday.
Camden County man, U.S. Army major, charged with domestic assault
https://www.ky3.com/2022/04/18/camden-county-man-us-army-major-charged-with-domestic-assault/
A Camden County man faces multiple counts of domestic assault. Back in September of 2021, police responded to Justin Stephens’ home in Montreal, Mo., after someone called 911 saying he had a gun to his head in front of his daughter...
”The person was put on a medical warrant, at which point he was taken to doctors, he was evaluated, and he was deemed to keep him. During those three or four days that he was kept domestic violence incidents came out. We opened a second investigation on that case and have since been investigating the issues of domestic violence with Mr. Stphens,” said Sgt. Burnett....
Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/teddy-daniels-pennsylvania-domestic-abuse-1343762/
Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, was removed from his home this week after his wife asked a court for emergency protections against abuse. This is at least the third relationship in which Daniels has been accused in court documents of mistreating a female partner.... Daniels’ wife accuses him of stalking her and being verbally abusive, as well as threatening her, their young child, and the family dog. Daniels’ wife initially received an “order granting emergency protection from abuse” to her and her child on Monday from the Wayne County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas. On Tuesday, those protections were extended via a separate order from the same court.
Under the terms of the Tuesday order, Daniels is barred from the couple’s home...The order bars Daniels from contacting his wife and gives her temporary custody over their child. It also notes that there are firearms present in the couple’s home and bars Daniels from possessing or acquiring any firearms while the order is in effect, and to relinquish any he currently possesses to the court or an approved third party....
Anne Arundel officers acquitted in domestic violence case
https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-arundel-cpl-acquittal-20220427-paljufu5nzdqtk2nvobf2w3yqi-story.html
An Anne Arundel County Police corporal and his former girlfriend, who is also an officer, were both acquitted on misdemeanor charges stemming from what both of them alleged was a domestic dispute last year.... police Cpl. Tyler Brennan and his ex-girlfriend,...Police identified Brennan last year as having been involved in a domestic incident with his then-girlfriend, another county police officer who was not identified or charged by the department.... Brennan was placed on administrative leave, and later returned to his patrol duties, after police officials said he fatally shot 79-year-old Leonard Popa, Sr. during a mental health check in the Bayside Beach neighborhood in Pasadena.
Prosecutors concluded late last year that the shooting was justified as Brennan “had a reasonable belief that his life was in danger and that he acted in self-defense when he shot Mr. Popa,” recommending no criminal charges.....
Former RCSD deputy arrested, terminated after domestic violence investigation
https://www.wistv.com/2022/04/29/former-rcsd-deputy-arrested-terminated-after-domestic-violence-investigation/
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A former Richland County deputy sheriff has been arrested.
According to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott James Christopher Leaisure, 28, turned himself into SLED agents Friday after an investigation involving a domestic situation with his wife was reported....
Ottawa police officer suspended, charged after alleged domestic violence
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-police-officer-charged-intimate-partner-violence-1.6436218
An Ottawa Police Service officer has been charged with sexual assault and other charges allegedly related to intimate partner violence incidents...charged with several criminal offences allegedly related to domestic violence. ...The officer has been charged with sexual assault, assault, criminal harassment and voyeurism.
Local FBI special agent could face charges in domestic violence case
https://www.wtvq.com/local-fbi-special-agent-could-face-charges-in-domestic-violence-case/
VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) – A local FBI special agent faces potential charges of assault-domestic violence and strangulation in connection to an incident last year in Woodford County...against 44-year old Michael Van Aelstyn and an emergency protective order (EPO) was issued that same day...
Opinion: Boudin prosecutes disgraced cop for domestic violence after Sacramento DA failed
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/opinion-boudin-prosecutes-disgraced-cop-for-domestic-violence-after-sacramento-da-failed/
Judging by his track record of arrests over the past year, former Sacramento police officer Justin Shepard is a dangerous and violent criminal who can’t stop beating up his girlfriend. Last May, the Sacramento Police Department arrested Shepard after his girlfriend alleged he hit her, strangled her, pointed a gun at her and also threatened to kill her and dispose of her body in a Northern California lake. ...
Minot Air Force Base woman charged with murder of ex-boyfriend
https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2022/04/minot-air-force-base-woman-charged-with-murder-of-ex-boyfriend/
Heather Renee Faith Hoffman, 24, Minot Air Force Base, is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend last week over a child custody dispute. Hoffman, who is charged with Class AA felony murder in the April 21 shooting death of 22-year-old Alexander Eckert...
Five Cops Accused of Strangling Women in Five Separate Domestic Violence Incidents over Past Month
https://pinacnews.com/index.php/2022/04/30/five-cops-accused-of-strangling-women-in-separate-domestic-violence-incidents-over-past-month/
From top left to right, Robert Allen Maddox Jr., Myron V. Ford, Rayshaun O’Shea Junio Gravely, Tomas Morales and Jermaine Nash.
Kingfield corrections officer pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
https://www.sunjournal.com/2022/05/02/kingfield-corrections-officer-pleads-not-guilty-to-domestic-violence-charges/
Maine Trooper Dezarae Fillmyer arrested Wyatt Haynes, 23, of Kingfield on April 22 on two counts of domestic violence assault and one count of domestic violence stalking. He was taken to the Somerset County Jail in Madison and released on $500 bail....
Several texts allegedly show Haynes telling the woman he was going to kill her...
D.J. Bettencourt, ex-Sununu staffer, charged with domestic violence
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/state/2022/05/06/d-j-bettencourt-ex-sununu-staffer-charged-domestic-violence/9676623002/
SALEM, N.H. (AP) — D.J. Bettencourt, deputy commissioner at the New Hampshire Insurance Department and former policy director for Gov. Chris Sununu, has been arrested on a domestic violence charge, according to police records. Bettencourt, 38, was arrested Thursday, accused of assaulting a person after possibly seeing a text message on their phone, a police report in Salem said. He was released on personal recognizance bail....He had served as a state representative and became House Majority Leader. He resigned in 2012 after admitting that he misrepresented the amount of work he performed for another lawmaker..
Boudin Prosecutes Sac Cop Accused of Domestic Violence after Sac DA Initially Declined to File Charges
https://www.davisvanguard.org/2022/05/boudin-prosecutes-sac-cop-accused-of-domestic-violence-after-sac-da-initially-declined-to-file-charges/
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against a police officer a year ago when he was arrested after allegedly beating his girlfriend—but three months later a case was filed by San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin after a similar incident in San Francisco....Last May, Sacramento police Officer Justin Shepard was arrested “after his girlfriend alleged he hit her, strangled her, pointed a gun at her and also threatened to kill her and dispose of her body in a Northern California lake,” said Duran’s piece. At the time Schubert, a former Republican now running as an independent for California Attorney General, declined to file charges.
Three months later, a similar incident occurred in San Francisco, “a city with a DA who Schubert loves to attack as weak on crime,” noted Duran.
On Aug. 6, police responded to a reported domestic violence incident at a Marriott Marquis hotel. The victim was Shepard’s girlfriend who appeared distraught and was found with a bloody mouth; she reported that Shepard was a police officer who was previously arrested in Sacramento for attacking her....
Sandy Smith denies domestic violence claims in heated GOP congressional primary
https://restorationnewsmedia.com/enterprise/news/sandy-smith-denies-domestic-violence-claims-in-heated-gop-congressional-primary-536359
Republican U.S. House candidate Sandy Smith took to Twitter on Friday to publicly deny allegations that she struck one ex-husband with a frying pan and beat another with a clock radio. Those domestic violence claims along with an accusation that she punched and slapped her teenage daughter a decade ago
NMSU chancellor's wife charged with battery on household member
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2022/05/06/sheryl-arvizu-wife-nmsu-chancellor-charged-battery-household-member/9683520002/
LAS CRUCES - The wife of New Mexico State University's chancellor was arrested Thursday on a domestic violence charge. Sheryl Arvizu, 58, is charged with battery on a household member, a misdemeanor. Arvizu is married to Dan Arvizu, 71, who became NMSU's chancellor in 2018....Sheryl Arvizu was booked into Doña Ana County Detention Center at 10:25 p.m. Thursday and was later released on her own recognizance....
Judge Tosses Order of Protection Against MAGA Candidate Accused of Abusive Behavior by Wife
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/teddy-daniels-pennsylvania-domestic-abuse-1343762/
A Pennsylvania judge on Friday dismissed a temporary protective order against Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor whose wife has accused him of verbal abuse and threatening behavior....Daniels’ defense argued that his wife, who testified on Friday, was not a reliable witness. Daniels himself did not testify. “Our case was proven by cross-examination of a witness who lied,”...
At least 9 midterm candidates face misconduct or abuse allegations. Will voters care?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/07/midterms-candidates-sexual-misconduct/7385530001/?gnt-cfr=1
Steve Bannon's history of promoting and defending alleged violent abusers
https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/steve-bannons-history-promoting-and-defending-alleged-violent-abusers
Bannon himself has been accused of perpetrating violence against women and was charged with “misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness” in 1996 for an incident involving his then-wife. Bannon pleaded “not guilty” and the charges were later dropped when the case was dismissed. Bannon’s current faction of GOP candidates he promotes on his show includes disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster, and Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate Teddy Daniels, all of whom have been accused of abuse or sexual misconduct....
ormer Alabama state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s disastrous 2017 special election Senate run, then doubled down after Moore was accused of preying on underaged girls.... Here is a breakdown of alleged abusers Bannon has backed or supported: ...
Eric Greitens. Charles Herbster. Teddy Daniels. Roy Moore. Miles Guo. Brett Kavanaugh.
UPDATED: Seagen CEO Clay Siegall put on leave after domestic violence arrest
clay siegall
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/amid-domestic-violence-accusation-seagen-ceo-clay-siegall-steps-aside
Seagen’s co-founder and CEO, Clay Siegall, Ph.D., has been put on leave after an alleged incident of domestic violence at his home. Siegall was arrested for domestic violence in the early hours of April 23, the website for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office in Washington State shows. The company’s board asked its independent directors to investigate the accusation and tapped an outside law firm to help run it.
The CEO has denied the allegations and told Seagen he’s in the process of getting a divorce....
Clark County judge accused of domestic abuse after fight with husband over PlayStation, police say
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/clark-county-judge-accused-of-domestic-abuse-after-fight-with-husband-over-playstation-police-say/
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Clark County judge who was arrested and charged with domestic battery on Mother’s Day...Clark County District Court Judge Jasmin Lilly-Spells, 39, is facing allegations of domestic abuse after a fight with her husband on Sunday. According to a Henderson Police Department arrest report, the couple had been having marital issues over the past several weeks. On Sunday, Jasmin was upset with her husband because of accusations he had made against her earlier, and took two PlayStations upstairs in their home before using a screwdriver to stab one of them.
Democrats raise concerns over allegations that DHS concealed harassment, abuse by employees
https://thehill.com/news/house/3483878-democrats-raise-concerns-over-allegations-that-dhs-concealed-harassment-abuse-by-employees/
Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General Joseph Cuffari regarding reports that his office concealed information about abuse by staffers....Cuffari’s office “sought to censor findings of domestic abuse and sexual harassment by DHS employees.” It more specifically says the office “removed key findings from draft investigation reports that described misconduct by DHS employees involving domestic violence” and delayed the release of a report regarding “pervasive sexual harassment within DHS.” That draft listed 35 cases in which Customs and Border Protection, Secret Service, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigations found an employee was involved in a domestic violence claim but “received little or no discipline.” It also said that 86 percent of officers who committed domestic violence kept their jobs, retained their service weapons and had brief suspensions that were no longer than 15 days....
Salisbury Officer facing domestic violence charges
https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/crime/salisbury-officer-facing-domestic-violence-charges/275-5be251f7-b094-4823-8d1b-39e69c05a768
Officer Michael Scroggs has been charged with misdemeanor assault on a female. Authorities said he was off-duty when the incident occurred.
JUSTICE = POLITICAL AND LEGAL PLUNDER.
WHEN IS MASTA JOHN EVER A DV ABUSER? WHEN HE CAN BE USED IN POLITICAL OR LEGAL GAME OF CHESS...
Sacramento DA brought domestic charges against cop after S.F. filed a case. What happened?
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/california-elections/article261287902.html
A case involving a former Sacramento police officer accused of abusing and threatening his girlfriend has brought renewed attention to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office at a time its elected leader is running for attorney general.
The case – involving former officer Justin Shepard – was raised in a San Francisco Examiner column last month against the backdrop of longtime Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert running on a tough-on-crime platform to be the state’s next top cop. Shepard was charged by San Francisco prosecutors in August 2021 in connection with domestic violence allegations. Those charges came after Schubert’s office initially declined to bring charges, citing insufficient evidence, for a May 2021 incident involving similar allegations against Shepard. Schubert’s office later brought a case against Shepard.
Schubert has frequently criticized San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin – who is facing a recall – and likened incumbent Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat who is also running to be the state’s top cop, to progressive district attorneys like Boudin and George Gascón, of Los Angeles. “In San Francisco you have a district attorney, former public defender, who is letting violent criminals out with little oversight or consequences,” Schubert said during an announcement of her campaign for attorney general in April 2021. “Criminals who go on to victimize again.”
Critics and opposing campaigns, meanwhile, have seized on the Shepard case and crime trends in Sacramento to attack Schubert. Eric Early, one of two Republicans running for attorney general, told the San Francisco Examiner he is no fan of Boudin or Gascón, saying both should be recalled, and added: “Schubert shouldn’t be hiding behind those two because her record is perhaps at least as bad as both their records.”
Southern Indiana judge suspended after 2019 shooting arrested on domestic violence charge
https://www.wlky.com/article/southern-indiana-judge-suspended-2019-shooting-arrested-domestic-violence-charge/39982937
A southern Indiana judge who was suspended after a fight outside a fast food restaurant that led to two other judges being shot has been arrested on a domestic violence charge.Crawford County Circuit Judge Sabrina Bell was booked on a charge of domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old...
Officer accused of masturbating in front of victims during domestic violence call
https://kcby.com/news/nation-world/officer-accused-of-masturbating-in-front-of-victims-during-domestic-violence-call-san-jose-california-police-department-indecent-exposure-nude-cop-penis-exposed-touching-himself-mother-father-daughter-victims-restraining-order
A San Jose California police officer is facing an indecent exposure charge after his fellow officers say he masturbated in front of two women while responding to an active domestic violence call in April....A father, mother and daughter all had a restraining order against their son/brother, who police say has a mental illness....the mother said she saw Dominguez unzip his pants, reach inside and then begin to rub his crotch....she saw Dominguez's penis outside of his pants "fully exposed."...
Both called for the father, who ran inside. [He] looked into the kitchen and saw Officer Dominguez facing out of the kitchen with his erect penis in his left hand and his right hand on the counter. Officer Dominguez made eye contact with [the father], who promptly turned around and left the house. Two minutes later, Officer Dominguez walked out of the kitchen, out of the house, and went back to work."
Oconee Co. Councilman arrested, accused of domestic violence
https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/oconee-co-councilman-arrested-accused-of-domestic-violence/
OCONEE CO., SC (WSPA) – An Oconee County councilmember has been arrested and is accused of domestic violence. 38-year-old Matthew Durham was arrested Friday and charged with second degree Domestic Violence and Unlawful Neglect of a Child....
Fort Worth police officer arrested on domestic violence charge while off duty
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/06/03/fort-worth-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charge-while-off-duty/
Victor Rucker, 49, was taken into custody Thursday night on a charge of family-violence assault...
Lt Col booked for subjecting his officer wife to domestic violence, beating up kids
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/lt-col-booked-for-subjecting-his-officer-wife-to-domestic-violence-beating-up-kids-101654379675922.html
Police have booked a Lieutenant Colonel for domestic violence and breach of trust on the complaint of his wife, an army Major. The complainant, Major Anurita, currently posted at Military Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, had accused her husband, Lt Col Kumara Sundaram, of domestic violence, dowry harassment and also beating up their two children – a nine-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter....
Former Yakima Council candidate Garth McKinney deemed competent to stand trial
https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/former-yakima-council-candidate-garth-mckinney-deemed-competent-to-stand-trial/article_72b2bbd5-8a7f-5912-bc72-d6f7476c5c37.html
A former Yakima City Council candidate’s court cases are moving forward after he has been deemed mentally competent. While Garth Patrick McKinney has substance-abuse issues, post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified depression and psychotic disorders, he does understand court proceedings and can assist his attorneys in his defense, a psychologist wrote in a report...McKinney, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and malicious mischief in connection with a 2021 incident. In that case, McKinney is accused of throwing his motorcycle helmet through the window of an apartment and pointing a gun at two people. McKinney disputed the police account...
woman told police that McKinney, who she said was armed with knives, was having “a mental episode” and threatening to break her hand, according to court documents. McKinney said the woman was refusing to let him leave with their child, court documents said. During the incident, McKinney tried to push an officer away with one hand while keeping the other hand near his knives, court documents said....
Houma Police officer and woman both charged with domestic battery
https://news.yahoo.com/houma-police-officer-woman-both-155623437.html
A longtime Houma Police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with domestic violence, authorities said. Lt. Karl Beattie, 50, is charged with battery of a dating partner. A woman involved in the incident was also charged with battery of a dating partner and unauthorized use of a moveable...
Former Sacramento police officer accused of domestic violence faces new criminal charges
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article262213497.html
Justin David Shepard, 31, faces five felony charges in connection with alleged criminal acts upon a woman with whom Shepard had a dating relationship,...Shepard also faces misdemeanor charges in a separate criminal case in which he and another Sacramento police officer were accused of illegally possessing steroids....
Warwick police officer arrested on domestic violence charges
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/west-bay/warwick-police-officer-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges/
Court records show Brian Fontaine, 31, was arraigned late last month on single counts of domestic simple assault and/or battery and vandalism. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance and ordered to surrender his firearms and have no contact with the alleged victim....
Silverthorne Police sergeant’s defense asks to see ‘exculpatory’ documents in domestic abuse case
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/silverthorne-police-sergeants-defense-asks-to-see-exculpatory-documents-in-domestic-abuse-case/
Silverthorne Police Department sergeant facing numerous criminal charges related to domestic abuse...Joel Victor Ponedel, 37....In February, Ponedel was arrested on charges of stalking, wiretapping, third-degree assault and harassment related to a reported domestic violence incident, according to a news release from the 5th Judicial District. Ponedel was also charged with noninjury child abuse....
Baltimore City Police officer faces domestic violence charges in Baltimore County
https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/baltimore-city-police-officer-faces-domestic-violence-charges-in-baltimore-county
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore City Police officer is facing domestic violence charges in Baltimore County. On June 2 the ex-girlfriend of Thomas Kirby reported that he had held a loaded handgun up to her ribs, and threatened to shoot her.... According to charging documents, the woman told police of other past incidents when Kirby threatened to shoot her and his own family....
Domestic assault charge against a Charlotte City Council member has been dropped
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article262625457.html
A domestic assault charge has been dropped against Charlotte City Council member Braxton Winston...In dismissing the case against Winston, special prosecutor Amber Lueken Barwick said Charlotte-Mecklenburg police had determined that Hopkins-Winston had been “the predominant aggressor and had assaulted (Winston),” according to a copy of the dismissal order obtained by the Observer....
Western Maine fire chief on leave following arrest
https://www.wmtw.com/article/western-maine-fire-chief-leave-arrest/40324212
Michael Henderson was arrested on Saturday for domestic violence assault
Court orders arrest of lawyer charged for domestic violence, schedules arraignment date
https://www.blueprint.ng/court-orders-arrest-of-lawyer-charged-for-domestic-violence-schedules-arraignment-date/
An Abuja High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an Abuja based lawyer, Mr. Nzedebe Chinonso Paul, to compel him to stand trial for allegedly viciously assaulting his estranged wife, Mrs Roseline Nwogo Nzedebe, by using a plier to cut her ears....
Department of Correction employee charged after alleged domestic violence arrest
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/doc-employee-charged-after-domestic-violence-arrest
A New York City Department of Correction Employee was arrested on Friday around 6:45 p.m. for allegedly assaulting his partner, according to police. Jamaine Rowe elbowed his unidentified significant other in the mouth during a domestic argument at their shared residence, authorities said....
Gridley Police Officer arrested for domestic violence and animal cruelty
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/gridley-police-officer-arrested-for-domestic-violence-and-animal-cruelty
A 29-year-old Gridley Police Officer has been arrested on domestic violence and animal cruelty charges... the Chico Police Department began investigating Devin William Pasley after the abuse was first reported....a four-year Gridley officer, physically abused his significant other...Pasley was accused of physically pinning the victim down in their shared home and choking her dog throughout the course of their year-long relationship. Ramsey says Pasley was arrested Tuesday after being called to the Gridley Police Department and he was also served with a gun violence restraining order. Pasley’s home was searched and several personal firearms were taken into protective custody by the Chico police.
Case dismissed for Lompoc Police officer accused of domestic violence
https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/case-dismissed-for-lompoc-police-officer-accused-of-domestic-violence/article_fb1cf1d1-d7b7-5478-9887-94fb894c4db0.html
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office has declined to file charges against a Lompoc Police officer arrested in April on suspicion of domestic violence-related charges due to insufficient evidence, according to a spokeswoman Thursday.
Officer Mauricio Calderon, 48, was arrested April 21... He was charged with one count of felony domestic violence and was released on bail April 29, according to court records....
CAMILLA IS A DV HOLOCAUST VICITM. SHE IS ABUSED BY HER FAMILY, AND SHE HATES HER MOTHER INLAW REFERRING THEY ARE NOT EQUAL ...
Duchess of Cornwall: Camilla gives one of her strongest speeches on sexual violence
https://news.sky.com/story/duchess-of-cornwall-camilla-gives-one-of-her-strongest-speeches-on-domestic-violence-12639107
Camilla referred to the Queen as "my mother-in-law" as she quoted a previous speech made by the monarch to mark her 21st birthday....
Son of accused Milwaukee police detective gets 5½ years for domestic violence, witness intimidation
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/06/24/son-milwaukee-police-detective-gets-prison-witness-intimidation/7704310001/
The son of a Milwaukee police detective pleaded guilty Friday to charges of domestic violence, intimidation and bail jumping. Zhahir Mustafa on Friday faced criminal complaints related to separate incidents in January and August 2021 involving the mother of his child. Mustafa pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery, property damage, intimidation of the victim and bail jumping. He was sentenced to 5½ years in prison.
His mother, suspended Milwaukee police detective Freedom Mustafa, was charged with misconduct in public office for pressuring the victim to not press charges and for helping her son contact the victim. Freedom Mustafa has a plea hearing Aug. 4....
Biden pick to lead ICE withdraws after domestic violence allegation
https://rollcall.com/2022/06/27/biden-pick-to-lead-ice-withdraws-after-domestic-violence-allegation/
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Monday he withdrew from consideration to be director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after his confirmation stalled amid questions from a Republican senator about a domestic violence allegation....
Senators Have More Questions for the DHS Watchdog on His Handling of Reports About Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence
https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/06/senators-have-more-questions-dhs-watchdog-his-handling-reports-about-sexual-harassment-domestic-violence/368711/
The Project on Government Oversight issued a report in April that alleged the Homeland Security inspector general office delayed and suppressed reports about sexual assault and domestic violence. According to an unpublished report POGO reported on, more than 10,000 employees at DHS said they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual misconduct. However, in a 17-page response in May to senators who inquired about the situation, IG Joseph Cuffari asserted: “Any suggestion that I demanded changes to the draft reports for improper purposes is false as is the suggestion that I suppressed evidence of widespread sexual harassment in DHS law enforcement components.” ... an assessment to determine if DHS agencies with law enforcement personnel were in compliance with the Lautenberg Amendment, which bans the possession of firearms for individuals convicted of domestic violence....
'I'm still the sheriff’: Peter Newton rejects calls to resign Addison County post following arrest on sex assault charges
https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/28/addison-county-sheriff-peter-newton-arrested-on-sex-assault-domestic-violence-and-unlawful-restraint-charges/
BURLINGTON — Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton, who has been under investigation for months for a reported “domestic disturbance” at his home in February, was arrested Tuesday, according to Vermont State Police spokesperson Adam Silverman. He was charged with two counts of sexual assault, one count of domestic violence and one count of unlawful restraint, according to the state police....
“He’s above anyone, I’m afraid. He has access to these guns. He’s a predator,” the woman said in her statement to police. “This is someone who abuses their power, their position, It’s not just him, it’s the entire sheriff’s department because they knew he used his position to get women. They knew that.” The woman reported she met Newton around May 2021 when she was having problems with an abusive man. She sought out his help in his role as sheriff, and he said he would protect her and her children, the affidavit stated. Eventually, Newton became controlling of her, the woman stated in the filing, and he would often serve her alcoholic drinks, getting her intoxicated and having sex with her when she told him no or was too impaired to consent....
Mississippi Highway Patrolman is arrested for domestic violence
https://www.wcbi.com/mississippi-highway-patrolman-is-arrested-for-domestic-violence/
ATTALA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mississippi Highway Patrolman is arrested for domestic violence. This video was anonymously sent to WCBI but shows the alleged incident involving trooper Jeffrey Watson on June 24th. You can see the violence captured on a surveillance camera near a Kosciusko home....Watson was arrested and charged.
SLO County won't file charges Lompoc fire chief accused of domestic violence
https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/slo-county-wont-file-charges-lompoc-fire-chief-accused-of-domestic-violence/article_a9acc8ba-85ed-5a50-a02c-d7ae072408b0.html
Officials in San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday declined to file criminal charges against a Lompoc Fire Department chief following an alleged domestic violence-related incident...Alicia Welch...Welch, 55, formally announced she will retire...
Vermilion police officer placed on administrative leave after domestic violence charges
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/vermillion-police-officer-placed-on-administrative-leave-after-domestic-violence-charges
VERMILION, Ohio — A Vermilion Police officer was placed on administrative leave and is pending legal and internal proceedings after being charged with domestic violence...officer Robert Forrider...Forrider allegedly “leaned over top” and choked her....
Boston Top Cop Fired Following Domestic Abuse Claim Can Sue City
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/ex-boston-head-cop-can-pursue-claims-stemming-from-termination
Former Boston police commissioner Dennis White, fired in the wake of reports of domestic violence allegations, may pursue due process, defamation, and privacy claims against the city and its former acting mayor, a federal judge in Massachusetts said....
Arizona House candidates Lamar, Podeyn had domestic violence incidents
https://www.azcentral.com/
Christian Lamar was convicted of domestic assault against an ex-fiancé in 2015 and Scott Podeyn was arrested for choking a relative in 2014.
Fairland cop accused of domestic violence speaks out denying abuse; “she’s trying to ruin my career”
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/northeast-oklahoma/fairland-cop-accused-of-domestic-violence-speaks-out-denying-abuse-shes-trying-to-ruin-my-career/
Colin Raye Kirk, 28, formerly of Loma Linda, Mo., was charged in the Circuit Court of Newton County in Neosho with three felonies; domestic assault in the first degree and two counts in the third degree, and two misdemeanor counts of domestic assault in the fourth degree. ...
Fall River Police Lieutenant Arrested Twice in a Week
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/fall-river-police-lieutenant-arrested-twice-in-a-week/2772688/
Lt. Andrew Crook,48, was placed on leave after the two off-duty arrests this week....
Crook broke her foot, kicked her, and threatened to kill her....
Master sergeant with Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested, accused of domestic violence
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/15/master-sergeant-with-marion-county-sheriffs-office-arrested-accused-of-domestic-violence/
A master sergeant in the Marion County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Thursday after a domestic violence attack, according to a news release. Deputies said Joshua Sonnes, 45, was arrested at a home in Marion County....The victim told deputies Sonnes had battered her several times before — tackling her, hitting her in the head with a piece of wood and throwing a brick at her, which damaged the victim’s car,...
Domestic violence allegations against San Diego Democratic Party leader come to light
https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/07/21/domestic-violence-allegations-against-san-diego-democratic-party-leader-come-to-light
Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, the chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party who is on leave after recently being accused of sexual assault, was also the subject of a temporary domestic violence restraining order in 2012...a sworn statement from an ex-boyfriend, who said Rodriguez-Kennedy subjected him to repeated physical and verbal abuse. Rodriguez-Kennedy denies those accusations and provided KPBS with a police report he filed against the ex-boyfriend months prior in which he accused him of battery. Neither party appears to have been arrested over the accusations....
Sanford police officer on administrative leave during domestic violence investigation
https://www.wesh.com/article/sanford-police-officer-domestic-violence-investigation/40680209
SANFORD, Fla. — A Sanford police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday. The Casselberry Police Department contacted Sanford police regarding a domestic violence investigation that involves William Hamlin, according to SPD....
Ex-wife upset after Springfield lawyer gets probation in domestic abuse case
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2022/07/21/springfield-mo-attorney-gets-probation-domestic-abuse-assault-case/10105724002/
Aaron Klusmeyer, a Springfield attorney with Lowther Johnson Attorneys at Law, was sentenced Wednesday to five years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of domestic assault in the fourth degree in connection with an incident from February of 2019 where he pointed a loaded gun at himself and his then-wife, Malea Klusmeyer, after she called a divorce attorney. ...
Suspect accused of stabbing wife to death on H3 Freeway a Marine
https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/suspect-accused-of-stabbing-wife-to-death-on-h3-freeway-a-marine-update/article_9aa6f268-0925-11ed-a0c5-fb2e2cded829.html
KAILUA, Hawaii (KITV4) -- A woman is dead after being stabbed multiple times on the H3 Freeway Wednesday night in what police now say is a case of domestic violence.
The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Dana Alotaibi. Sources told KITV4 Alotaibi was 12 weeks pregnant when she was murdered. The suspect was an active member of the US Marine Corps, a spokesperson with Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) confirmed....
Let's Not Forget Miami Candidate Joe Carollo's Domestic Violence Arrest
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-candidate-joe-carollo-once-arrested-for-domestic-violence-9839236
Joe Carollo was arrested in 2001 for hitting his wife so hard he left a golf-ball-size welt on her head. One of the then Miami mayor's young daughters called 911 and begged, "Help, my dad is hurting my mom! Please come now, please!" as a woman's screams were heard in the background. The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office eventually dropped domestic violence charges against Carollo because he agreed to attend anger-management courses....
Stressors of active duty service may lead to more domestic violence among military couples, experts say
https://www.kitv.com/news/experts-stressors-of-active-duty-service-may-lead-to-more-domestic-violence-among-military-couples/article_75ff69e8-0a3a-11ed-b01e-bf6e6456f6a5.html
Military couples often face more dire stressors than civilian pairs, according to divorce attorneys, such as being far away from home, not having a support system to help care for their children, and for many -- the job itself... "During COVID, divorces slowed down, since COVID they've picked up dramatically, and that's with the military community and outside the military community,"... military service member has an affair... half of their divorce cases involve military unions....
Kosciusko man says MHP Trooper threatened him after revealing video of trooper beating his wife
https://www.wlbt.com/2022/07/22/kosciusko-man-says-mhp-trooper-threatened-him-after-revealing-video-trooper-beating-his-wife/
Almost one month ago, a Mississippi Highway Patrolman was charged with domestic violence in Kosciusko for beating his wife. Now, the neighbor, whose camera caught the crime, said he and his family were threatened by the same officer. “I walk out my front door and I’m getting threatened and there’s nothing the law can do about it,” Eric Crowson said. The owner of that video, Eric Crowson, said he now fears for his family’s safety....Yesterday, Crowson recorded a conversation he had with the MHP trooper, Jeffery Watson, where Watson makes the threat and admits to the violence against his wife....
Reinstated: Richmond police chief back on the job 9 months after domestic incident
https://localnewsmatters.org/2022/07/22/reinstated-richmond-police-chief-back-on-the-job-9-months-after-domestic-incident/
Richmond Police Chief Bisa French has been reinstated by the city after being on administrative leave since October after she and her husband — Oakland Police Sgt. Lee French — were accused of abusing their daughter’s boyfriend.... The Frenchs were accused of domestic violence and criminal threats against their then-18-year-old daughter’s 34-year-old boyfriend, Oho McNair, also known as Joe Goldman, according to court records. The Frenchs accused the man of trafficking their daughter. Vallejo police investigated the couple after McNair’s mother accused them of the alleged threats. McNair was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service for alleged sex trafficking, charges that were later dropped when the alleged victim refused to testify...
2 off-duty NYPD officers arrested in separate domestic violence incidents
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/2-off-duty-nypd-officers-arrested-in-domestic-incidents
Around 4:20 p.m., 24-year-old Mdtazwar Hasan was arrested and charged with criminal contempt and aggravated harassment. Hours later, at 8:40 p.m., 38-year-old Aliea Persaud was arrested and charged with assault and criminal mischief. Cops said the two arrests were related to domestic disputes with the officers’ partners.
NYC teacher, correction officer arrested on assault charges in domestic dispute
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/nyc-teacher-correction-officer-arrested-on-assault-charges
A 28-year-old NYC Department Of Corrections civilian employee, Davon Reeves, was arrested just before 1 a.m. and charged with strangulation, assault and criminal mischief, according to police. A cross complaint was brought on by Reeves against another city employee, 32-year-old Stephanie Diaz, authorities said. Diaz, New York City Board of Education teacher, was also arrested and charged with assault.