DES MOINES, Iowa — A
33-year-old Des Moines police officer accused of assaulting his former
girlfriend has made a plea deal.
Cody
Grimes pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief. Prosecutors dismissed
a charge of domestic assault in return for Grimes' plea. Online court records
say Grimes was fined $1,000 on Wednesday.
Grimes was charged with
assaulting his former girlfriend on Dec. 27. The woman told officers that
Grimes grabbed her by her jacket and
threw her down some stairs at his home. She also says he grabbed her and threw
her against a door.
He's been on paid leave since
the allegation was made. A police spokesman, Sgt. Jason Halifax, says Police
Chief Judy Bradshaw hasn't made a decision on Grimes' punishment within the
department.
