West Valley City's chief prosecuting attorney said he chose not to file domestic violence charges in February against a Salt Lake City police officer because there was not enough evidence...NEWS 5 MONTHS AGO:
[UT] Officer Farnsworth's wife on the floor, bleeding, but denies anything happened - ...Officer Richard Farnsworth was cited for domestic violence assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child after an alleged fight with his wife... when officers arrived at the Farnsworth home they found his wife had red marks on her chest and a red mark on her nose. But the couple insisted that they had not been arguing or fighting... Farnsworth's 15-year-old step-son was also in the home at the time of the incident. He told police that there was a loud argument and he heard his mom fall. When he left his bedroom to check on her, he found her lying down on the floor and her nose was bleeding... Farnsworth was part of a publicized event in summer 2006 when he killed a dog...
TODAY'S NEWS:
Cop won't be charged with domestic violence
The Salt Lake Tribune
By Jason Bergreen jbergreen@sltrib.com
6/19/2008
West Valley City's chief prosecuting attorney said he chose not to file domestic violence charges in February against a Salt Lake City police officer because there was not enough evidence to warrant prosecution. According to police records obtained by the Salt Lake Tribune this week through a public records request, the wife of officer Richard Farnsworth admitted to West Valley City officers investigating a domestic dispute at their home that she lied about her husband hitting her during an argument in January. The alleged incident occurred Jan. 5 and was reported to police by a friend of Farnsworth's wife. She told police that Farnsworth's wife had called her and complained that her husband had broken her nose during a fight, the police report states. Farnsworth, who has been with the Salt Lake City Police Department since August 2004, was then issued a class-B misdemeanor citation for domestic violence. The West Valley City police report concludes with Farnsworth's wife admitting twice to making "everything up" to get her husband in trouble. Farnsworth was placed on paid leave after the incident, but was reinstated to the force in March.
JANUARY 2008 VIDEO:
FROM 911 CALL:
"My best friend just called me and told me to call 911 - that her husband just broke her nose..."
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