A Walkerton police officer has been accused of child abuse, in an incident that was reported last week to St. Joseph County police.
Jack Tiller, an officer with the Walkerton Police Department in far southwest St. Joseph County, is accused of abusing his daughter at the family's home, allegedly punching her in the arm and face, throwing her to the ground and spitting on her after the girl and Tiller's wife got into an argument Dec. 8.
Sgt. Bill Redman, St. Joseph County police spokesman, said the girl complained to an officer at Penn High School, who reported seeing bruises on the girl's arm and head.
According to Redman, the girl told police the fight occurred after she kept her father waiting to pick her up at the school.
St. Joseph County Prosecutor Michael Dvorak said the case has been received by the prosecutor's office Special Victims/Family Violence unit, but no charging decision has been made yet.
Tiller's current status with the Walkerton Police Department is not known, as Police Chief Gary Layer was out of the office today and other officers could not comment on the case.
Town Council member Glenn Jerrell said the suspension of a police officer would be discussed before the council.
"I'm making no comment about it," Jerrell said, when asked if Tiller had been suspended.
Tiller is the former town marshal of Roseland, but left in October 2007 because the city's budget problems resulted in payroll not being met.
In December 2007, Tiller was the subject of a grand jury investigation after he was accused of battering then-Roseland Town Council member David Snyder during an arrest, but no charges were ever filed in the case.
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