NEWBURYPORT, MASS. (WHDH) - A Haverhill police officer accused of hitting his girlfriend in the face with a metal water bottle during a dispute over a Match.com alert was arraigned on domestic violence charges on Friday.
Carlos Arriaga, 48, of Haverhill, was arraigned in Newbury District Court on charges of assault and battery on a family member or household member and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to court documents.
Officers responding to a reported domestic disturbance at Arriaga’s Standish Road home around midnight spoke with the alleged victim who said they were laying in bed together when she decided to leave after noticing he had received a Match.com alert on his phone and that he hit her in the face with a metal water bottle as she was trying to back her car out of the garage, according to police.
Arriaga claims he called the victim “bad names” but that he didn’t touch her, the court documents indicate.
As he was being placed under arrest, Arriaga agreed to turn over his license to carry, service weapon and magazines.
Arriaga was released on public recognizance on the condition that he stay away from and have no contact with the victim.
He has been placed on paid leave.
Haverhill police officer Carlos Arriaga under arrest on charges he assaulted his girlfriend with a metal water bottle #7news pic.twitter.com/CsXjC62f9l
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