Struthers cop charged with domestic violence

By jeanne starmack

starmack@vindy.com

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A city patrol officer will appear soon in court on a charge of domestic violence, court officials said Wednesday.

Richard Craig, 33, is on paid administrative leave after the complaint, which was filed by his wife May 13, said Police Chief Roy Roddy.

Craig was arraigned May 13 and pleaded innocent, according to the court. He is free on his own recognizance.

Craig’s wife told police that her husband had been drinking since 1 p.m. the previous day.

The report says Craig screamed at his wife and kicked furniture. He threatened to kill members of her family with his AK-47, she told police, and he indicated he “would do it in front of her so she would have to watch it.”

Craig’s wife left the house and went to a relative’s, where her husband contacted her on her cell phone and threatened to “put a bullet in [the relative’s] head,” the report says.

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