WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Sedgwick County jail deputy has been suspended from duty after facing charges stemming from a domestic disturbance.
Sheriff’s Lt. Lin Dehning says the jail deputy was suspended without pay Monday. The Wichita Eagle reports that Dehning says he can’t release the deputy’s name because it’s a domestic-violence case and the identity of the alleged victim needs to be protected.
He says police arrested the deputy June 13 while he was off-duty after a disturbance at the residence. The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office has charged the deputy with aggravated assault and domestic battery.
He says the professional standards unit of the sheriff’s office is also investigating the case separately from the criminal investigation.