West Hartford Arrest State Trooper Charged with Choking and Throwing Fiancee

WEST HARTFORD, CT – A Connecticut state trooper was arrested in West Hartford on Sunday following accusations of hitting and choking his fiancee, NBC Connecticut reported.

Officers arrested John Adams, 33, after investigating reports of a man hitting and going after a woman, according to NBC Connecticut. Adams was wearing a state police sweatshirt at the time and identified himself as a trooper.

Witnesses told police Adams had grabbed the victim by her neck and thrown her after she had been hanging out with her friends for the night, NBC Connecticut reported. He was later released from custody and ordered to stay away from the victim and not to possess a dangerous weapon.

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