A Tippecanoe County sheriff's officer accused of choking his daughter in a February incident has voluntarily resigned as a sergeant and will be reassigned as a deputy, Sheriff Tracy Brown said today.
The move came as a result of a meeting Monday that Travis Dowell had with Brown.
Brown said he is going to submit a formal letter to the sheriff's office's merit commission next week during the commission's regular meeting.
Dowell last Friday signed a diversion agreement in Tippecanoe Superior Court 5 that could result in all charges against him being dropped as long as he meets certain conditions, which include having him stay out of trouble for a year.
Officers were called to Dowell's Clarks Hill home on Feb. 4 after reports of a physical altercation between Dowell and his then 18-year-old daughter, Tara Dowell. The charges against Travis Dowell stemmed from an investigation by the Indiana State Police.
After the February incident, Dowell was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant and was assigned to administrative duties.
Brown said Dowell will continue to work in an administrative job at the Tippecanoe County Jail for the next three to four weeks until he is assigned to a deputy's role.
Brown said the drop in pay from a lieutenant to a deputy is about $7,000 a year.
The move came as a result of a meeting Monday that Travis Dowell had with Brown.
Brown said he is going to submit a formal letter to the sheriff's office's merit commission next week during the commission's regular meeting.
Dowell last Friday signed a diversion agreement in Tippecanoe Superior Court 5 that could result in all charges against him being dropped as long as he meets certain conditions, which include having him stay out of trouble for a year.
Officers were called to Dowell's Clarks Hill home on Feb. 4 after reports of a physical altercation between Dowell and his then 18-year-old daughter, Tara Dowell. The charges against Travis Dowell stemmed from an investigation by the Indiana State Police.
After the February incident, Dowell was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant and was assigned to administrative duties.
Brown said Dowell will continue to work in an administrative job at the Tippecanoe County Jail for the next three to four weeks until he is assigned to a deputy's role.
Brown said the drop in pay from a lieutenant to a deputy is about $7,000 a year.
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