A Denver police officer was arrested in Adams County on Wednesday on suspicion of third-degree assault related to domestic violence.
Officer Anthony Guzman Jr. was arrested on assault allegations related to an incident that occurred Aug. 8 in Thornton, the Denver Police Department announced in a news release Thursday.
Guzman, 31, was hired by the department in 2022 and worked in the patrol division. He was placed on modified duty on Aug. 14 when the department was notified of the investigation. He was suspended with pay after he was arrested Wednesday.
He was suspended with pay because the charge is a misdemeanor, according to the department.
“The Denver Police Department takes any allegations of misconduct or law violations involving officers seriously and has a robust disciplinary process which includes the Denver Department of Safety and the Office of the Independent Monitor, a civilian oversight agency,” the department said in a news release. “That disciplinary process is on hold until the case is adjudicated in the courts, per standard protocol.”
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