MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Coral Gables police officer has been
relieved of duty after he was arrested for allegedly beating up his girlfriend,
also a police department employee.
Coral Gables Police Officer Kelly Denham confirmed to
CBS4 News that Officer Eric Plescow, 26, is no longer on the force.
Plescow, a 4 year veteran of the department, was arrested
Sunday by Miami-Dade police after his girlfriend, a dispatcher for the
department, ran from the home they share and called police. She said she was
afraid.
According to an arrest affidavit filed by Miami-Dade
police, Officer Plescow and his girlfriend, whose name we are withholding
because she is allegedly the victim of domestic violence, were returning from a
wedding when the girlfriend asked Plescow if he was cheating on her.
According to the affidavit, this apparently upset the
cop. He started punching the dashboard, and the girlfriend apparently opened
the car door.The affidavit claims Officer Plescow apparently grabbed her by the
neck and held her until they arrived home.
Once inside, the report said the two continued arguing,
at one point breaking a closet door when Plescow allegedly grabbed his
girlfriend by the neck and forcing her into a closet door with such force that
it broke. The affidavit said she started punching Plescow in the rib, and he
again grabbed her neck and bit her.
The girlfriend was trying to get ready for work, and
police said Plescow handed her his phone and tried to force her to call out
sick. Police said that’s when she ran from the home and called for help.
Plescow was charged with three counts of simple battery
and processed through the Miami-Dade Corrections system. He was released after
an appearance in bond court, during which he told the judge she had moved out.
The judge told him to stay away from her.
Plescow has been suspended with pay. Attempts to reach
Plescow Monday were unsuccessful