NYPD Cop Remains Jailed In Passaic Co. On Assault, Kidnapping Charges: Report

PATERSON, NJ — The New York City Police captain accused of kidnapping and beating a woman last December will not be released from custody as he awaits trial, a Passaic County judge ruled Friday.

Judge Barbara Buono Stanton ruled that Hariton Marachilian will remain detained, in part for the victim's safety, NorthJersey.com reported. Prosecutors said he seriously injured the woman in Paterson on Dec. 10, 2022. The two were reportedly having an affair, and began fighting after a dinner with friends.

According to NorthJersey.com, the woman said Marachilian chased her when she tried to run away from him, picked her up, and "slammed her into the ground." Prosecutors said that witnesses who called 911 "feared the woman would be killed," the report said.

Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes' office charged him on Dec. 1 with first-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault, third-degree criminal restraint, and third-degree criminal coercion.

According to NYPD records, Marchilian joined the force in 2004, rising up the ranks before being named captain in 2019. A spokesperson for the department told Patch he’d been suspended without pay as of Dec. 7.