PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- A Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) officer was suspended after allegedly being involved in a fight over the weekend in Washington, D.C., according to the department.
In a release, PGPD said D.C. police officers arrested Lt. Jeremy Ingra
ham shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday at a business in D.C. Ingraham was not on duty at the time of his arrest, PGPD noted.
According to a police report obtained by DC News Now, the fight happened at a bar at 1216 18th St. NW. This is where Sauf Haus Bier Hall Garten is located.
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An on-scene investigation showed that an employee at the bar tried breaking up a fight, and Ingraham "disliked this." That's when he allegedly turned and "targeted" the employee, punching him in the face, according to the report.
Authorities charged Ingraham, who has been employed with PGPD since 2012 and is currently assigned to the Bureau of Investigation, with second-degree assault.
PGPD did not specify how long Ingraham's suspension would last. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating. ...read more read less