Cleveland
A Cleveland Police Officer has been arrest for felonious assault after police say he assaulted and threatened his live-in girlfriend following an argument in the home they share.
According to Cleveland Police Lt. Thomas Stacho, internal affairs detectives arrested 23-year old Cleveland Police Officer Jionta L. Gary on Thursday.
Gary, who has been with Cleveland P.D. since October, 2007, was charged on Friday with one count of felonious assault. Prosecutors say Gary allegedly battered the victim so severely that she suffered a fractured orbital bone. The alleged victim is being treated at MetroHealth Medical Center.
According to the victim, Gary then threatened to kill her if she reported the assault to police. He was arrested after reporting for work at the 2nd District Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon and is being held in Cleveland City Jail.
Gary will be suspended from duty without pay pending the outcome of the criminal case against him.
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