Friday, January 29, 2010

Officer Michael Sumpter Jr Arrested for Domestic Violence

An Oklahoma City police officer and a woman who lives with him were arrested Thursday after the report of a domestic assault, police said.

Michael Charles Sumpter Jr., 23, was arrested on a complaint of domestic abuse in the presence of a minor.

Kendra Nicole Hanley, 20, was arrested on complaints of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic abuse in the presence of a minor.

When police arrived about 4:20 p.m. to a house in the 400 block of Summit Ridge Drive, they found two sections of a wooden door trim with a security chain that appeared to have been broken in half. According to the police report, officers confiscated a pistol and a single round of 9 mm ammunition.

Both Sumpter and Hanley were taken to jail, and both later posted bail.

Police plan to have a press conference about the arrests today at 2:30 p.m.

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