A Dallas police officer is facing faces criminal charges after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend and preventing her from calling 911.
Senior Cpl. James Andrews, 31, faces one count of misdemeanor assault and interference with making an emergency call. Both are punishable by up to a year in jail.
He has been released from the Dallas County Jail on bail totaling $2,500.
Initially, police were called out on a report of a domestic disturbance at the couple’s home. Wednesday.
According to the arrest report, the officer’s girlfriend told police that she and Andrews were arguing over money. The woman claims Andrews pinned her on a bed, preventing her from getting up and calling police. She said he followed by pinning her against a wall and caused her to fall.
As she tried to dial 911, she said, he grabbed her phone and smashed it against a mantel. She left the apartment and went to a neighbor’s apartment and called 911. The arrest report indicates that she suffered bruises.
Andrews joined the Dallas Police Department in 1997.
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