[MA] Lawrence Police Officer Daron Fraser charged with domestic assault of pregnant girlfriend

...Lawrence Patrolman Daron Fraser, 39, of Raymond, N.H., was charged with domestic assault and battery and assault on a pregnant woman outside her home... Meanwhile, the woman Fraser is accused of assaulting, Odris Severino, 30, said in an interview with The Eagle-Tribune yesterday that it was not a case of domestic violence, just a "giant misunderstanding"... [Assistant District Attorney John] DePaulo said several witnesses have told police Fraser had his knee on Severino’s throat. Defense attorney Pamela Saia Rogers, however, said the woman was never in fear...

Police: Off-Duty Officer Used Taser On Other Officer, Kingston Officer Arrested
WMUR
July 15, 2010
[Excerpts] An off-duty Kingston police officer was arrested this week on charges of using his Taser on an off-duty Lawrence, Mass., officer. Both men ended up in jail after the incident in Haverhill, Mass., late Tuesday. Police said the Kingston officer, 26-year-old Joshua Wallar, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Police said he was not authorized to use his Taser in Massachusetts... Haverhill police said off-duty Lawrence Officer Daron Fraser had a fight with his girlfriend. Callers to 911 reported seeing the fight outside... [Full article here]

Cop uses Taser on another in off-duty spat
The Eagle-Tribune
By Paul Tennant
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - Updated 1 hour ago
Two police officers were in Haverhill District Court yesterday -- not as prosecution witnesses, but as defendants... Lawrence Patrolman Daron Fraser, 39, of Raymond, N.H., was charged with domestic assault and battery and assault on a pregnant woman outside her home... Kingston, N.H., Patrolman Joshua Wallar, 26, of Methuen, who subdued Fraser with a Taser issued by his department, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon... Meanwhile, the woman Fraser is accused of assaulting, Odris Severino, 30, said in an interview with The Eagle-Tribune yesterday that it was not a case of domestic violence, just a "giant misunderstanding"... According to the police report, Fraser was outside, struggling with Severino... Wallar, who was in the area visiting his girlfriend, told police he heard the commotion and went outside to help, but that Fraser then walked away from the woman, got into his car and started to drive away. Wallar said he tried to stop Fraser from driving away and thinking Fraser was trying to hit him with the car, fired the Taser at Fraser’s chest... Haverhill police arrested both men about 12:30 a.m. yesterday. They were held overnight and arraigned separately and placed in handcuffs during the court proceedings yesterday... [Assistant District Attorney John] DePaulo said several witnesses have told police Fraser had his knee on Severino’s throat. Defense attorney Pamela Saia Rogers, however, said the woman was never in fear... several witnesses told police Severino appeared to be gagging... Lawrence police Chief John Romero said Fraser, who has been with the departnment for 11 years, will likely be placed on administrative leave and surrender his firearm. At the request of DePaulo, Abany ordered Fraser to turn in any firearms he owns to Romero. Kingston police Chief Donald Briggs told The Eagle-Tribune Wallar has been suspended without pay pending an internal investigation... Wallar is also a part-time officer in Methuen and a former campus police officer at Merrimack College... [Full article here]
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