Clearwater Police Officer Arrested For Domestic Battery

CLEARWATER, FL -- A Clearwater Police officer was arrested early Wednesday morning after a domestic incident.

Christopher England was charged with domestic battery and tampering with a witness after officers were called to the officer's residence.

He was booked in to the Pinellas County Jail.

The incident started as a verbal dispute shortly after midnight and then grew physical. The tampering charge stems from England trying to deny his girlfriend the ability to call 911 on her cell phone.

England has been a police officer with Clearwater for five years. He will be placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation.

Image via Clearwater Police

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