Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Probation Officer Joe Williams Arrested for Domestic Battery

North Port Police have arrested a man for domestic battery and preventing the victim from calling 911.

Officers arrested 45-year-old Joe Williams at his home Sunday night. A report says he is a probation officer for the state of Florida.

According to his wife, Williams was intoxicated and threw one of their children into the pool to teach him how to swim. When Williams' wife threw his beer away, he became violent according to the report -- threatening to kill her.

He took the phone, keeping her from calling 911. She was able to get their 2 children to a nearby business safely and call authorities.

Williams is charged with domestic battery and prevent access to emergency services. He has since bonded out of the Sarasota County Jail.

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