A Seattle Police officer was charged Wednesday with second-degree assault for a domestic violence incident at his home outside Sammamish.
Officer Scott Moss, 39, was arrested early March 21 after his wife ran to a neighbor's home and called 911. She told King County Sheriff's deputies that Moss had pushed her as she tried to leave during an argument and thrust a kitchen knife toward her hand, cutting her right thumb, court documents say.
His wife's thumb was bleeding when deputies arrived, court documents say.
The argument started after his wife receievd a cell phone call from a woman who said Moss was having an affair with the caller's friend. Moss' wife confronted him when he got home, court documents say.
His arraignment is set for April 7 in King County Superior Court.
The Police Department seized Moss's gun and badge after his release from jail on a $10,000 bond. A 15-year veteran, he has been re-assigned from his position as an acting sergeant in the department's Office of Professional Accountability. Moss had taken a civil service promotional exam and was on a list of potential candidates for sergeant, the Police Department said in a statement.
Moss formerly worked for the department's media relations unit. In 2005, Moss was stopped for drunken driving but the charge was reduced to first-degree negligent driving, according to court records.
The court in this case ordered a protection order between Moss and his wife, who have been married 14 years and have four children, court documents say.
When deputies arrested him, Moss denied assaulting his wife, saying "all I did was move her out of the way," according to court documents.
To read a special Seattle P-I report about domestic violence and police, click here.
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