Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 17, 2006 14:10:40 GMT -5
03/17/2006 - Decatur Police Officer Gregory Seffernick has been placed on administrative leave with pay for an indefinite period after he was arrested, accused of battering his 14-year-old stepdaughter in the front-yard of his home.
According to Decatur Police Chief Ken Ketzler, police received a call from a Decatur resident, reporting a disturbance at Seffernick’s home about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Seffernick, 35, had reportedly been pushing and shoving the girl and then struck her in the face. She kicked at him, and he struck her again in the face, leaving a visible mark, Ketzler said.
He was arrested on a Class A misdemeanor charge of battery and booked into the Adams County Jail. He later was released on $5,000 bond, Ketzler said.
“We have to treat him the same,” he said.
Although Seffernick has been suspended indefinitely with pay, city officials will wait to make a decision on his position with the department until the battery case is resolved, Ketzler said.
His next hearing date is scheduled for May 10.
Seffernick, a former Allen County Jail officer, has been previously disciplined by the Decatur Police Department for other issues. He has been with the department for six years, Ketzler said.
According to Decatur Police Chief Ken Ketzler, police received a call from a Decatur resident, reporting a disturbance at Seffernick’s home about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Seffernick, 35, had reportedly been pushing and shoving the girl and then struck her in the face. She kicked at him, and he struck her again in the face, leaving a visible mark, Ketzler said.
He was arrested on a Class A misdemeanor charge of battery and booked into the Adams County Jail. He later was released on $5,000 bond, Ketzler said.
“We have to treat him the same,” he said.
Although Seffernick has been suspended indefinitely with pay, city officials will wait to make a decision on his position with the department until the battery case is resolved, Ketzler said.
His next hearing date is scheduled for May 10.
Seffernick, a former Allen County Jail officer, has been previously disciplined by the Decatur Police Department for other issues. He has been with the department for six years, Ketzler said.