Thursday, August 21, 2008

Lt. Shawn Murray Arrested for Choking Ex-girlfriend

CARLSBAD

An Oceanside police lieutenant accused of choking and dragging his ex-girlfriend through his Carlsbad home was free on $25,000 bail Tuesday, it was reported.

Oceanside police Lt. Shawn Murray was arrested early Monday morning at his home in the 3500 block of Flat Rock Street after Carlsbad police received a call for help from Murray's ex-girlfriend, according to a newspaper report.

She “stated that her neck was red and sore and she was pushed down and dragged around by her pants and left arm,” Carlsbad Lt. Marc Reno told the newspaper.
Murray, an 18-year veteran of the Oceanside Police Department, was booked into the Vista jail on suspicion of domestic violence and posted $25,000 bail about two hours later, the newspaper reported.

There were no prior reports of domestic violence at Murray's residence, Reno told the newspaper.

Oceanside police declined to comment on the incident, citing “personnel issues.”

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