[VA] Deputy Jamey Woods not charged with domestic violence BECAUSE the victim was his girlfriend, not a family member.

...[Chesapeake sheriff's Deputy Jamey] Woods was charged with simple assault because the victim was his girlfriend, not a family member...

CHESAPEAKE DEPUTY RESIGNS AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
The Virginian-Pilot
By Kathy Adams
February 11, 2010
[Excerpts] A second deputy with the Chesapeake sheriff's department is out of a job after being arrested. Jamey Ray Woods, 35, resigned from the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office on Wednesday morning, said Sgt. David Rosado, a spokesman for the office... he incident occurred at 11 p.m., at the Quality Inn & Suites on Atlantic Avenue, the site of the Polar Plunge Festival Center... Woods was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and public intoxication. He has been released on $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in General District Court on March 22. [Full article here]

CHESAPEAKE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN VIRGINIA BEACH
WTKR-TV3
February 10, 2010
[Excerpts] Police say a Chesapeake sheriff's deputy was drunk when he attacked his girlfriend at the Oceanfront Saturday hours after the Polar Plunge. Deputy Jamey Woods, a 12-year veteran, resigned Wednesday morning. Police said they received several calls for a fight at the Quality Inn on Atlantic Avenue... Police said Woods was intoxicated when officers arrived and officers determined he had assaulted his girlfriend. Woods was charged with simple assault because the victim was his girlfriend, not a family member. He was also charged with being drunk in public... [Full article here]
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