New Haven Officer Juan Monzon, a 14-year veteran, turned
himself in at New Haven police headquarters in connection with a domestic
assault. (Department of New Haven Police Department / January 29, 2013)
A New Haven cop was arrested Tuesday morning in connection
with a domestic assault.
Officer Juan Monzon, a 14-year veteran, turned himself in at
New Haven police headquarters. He is charged with risk of injury, third-degree
assault and first-degree threatening.
His bail was set at $10,000. Monzon is scheduled to appear
in Superior Court in New Haven on Wednesday.
Monzon is on administrative duty. He has turned over his
service weapon, police said.
A woman filed a complaint against Monzon with the Internal
Affairs office on Friday, police said. The department investigated the
allegations and got an arrest warrant from the State's Attorney's Office in New
Haven.
"We hold our officers to high standards and take such
complaints seriously — as we would when investigating similar complaints
involving civilians," said Police Chief Dean M. Esserman.