[TN] Officer Hepler, charged with aggravated assault, told police his unconscious wife is a drama queen

A Millington police officer [Jeffery "Jeff" Allen Hepler] has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, upgraded from the original charge of domestic assault... When officers were called to the apartment on Big Creek View Circle, they say they found Hepler's wife on the bedroom floor. She was unresponsive and having seizures, but still breathing... The Millington police officer described his wife as a “drama queen” after she was found that night, unconscious in a locked bedroom... “After she was revived, she stated that during the argument the suspect grabbed her by the neck and held her down. She also stated that she was in fear of the suspect and had additional bruises on her upper chest area.” She had bruises on her neck, leg and chest. She told deputies she is battling stomach cancer, and that Hepler also put his foot on her stomach...

HEPLER'S 41, WORKED FOR MILLINGTON POLICE 9 MONTHS, HAS HAD AT LEAST 3 DOMESTIC CALLS TO HIS HOUSE IN YEAR AND THAT SPELLS TO ME THAT HE HAS WORKED FOR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. NONE OF THE ARTICLES MENTION IT BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES SENSE - AND THEN THE QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH DID HIS CURRENT DEPARTMENT KNOW BEFORE THEY HIRED HIM, HOW MUCH HAVE THEY KNOWN REGARDING THE CALLS TO HIS HOUSE AND WHY WERE THERE NO CHARGES (JUST WHY), AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS PRIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT JOB(S). I DUG A LITTLE. I SEE JEFF HAS LIVED IN BOWLING GREEN KY AND APPEARS TO HAVE AT LEAST WORKED AS A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN SIMPSON COUNTY KY AND AS A JAIL DEPUTY AT WARREN COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL.

WHO KNEW WHAT WHEN AND HOW LONG IS THE HISTORY?

MILLINGTON POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED AFTER DOMESTIC ASSAULT
ABC News Radio
Sep 18, 2013
[Excerpts] A Millington, Tenn., police officer was suspended from duty on Wednesday after being arrested for domestic assault the day before. Jeff Hepler, 41, had been with the department for less than one year... Hepler's wife texted a neighbor asking for help. The neighbor called the sheriff's department. When deputies arrived on the scene, the woman was having what appeared to be a seizure. She also had bruises on her neck, chest and leg. She told the deputies that Hepler had grabbed her and put his foot on her stomach. Hepler claimed that his wife has threatened him in the past. Hepler was charged with domestic assault and is being held on $10,000 bond.  [Full article here]

SCSO MAKES ARREST IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE
Millington News
Thomas Sellers
September 18, 2013
[Excerpts] On Tuesday, at about 9:30 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex on the 6100 hundred block of Big Creek View Circle. A neighbor advised that he heard yelling and a disturbance from the apartment next door. When deputies made contact, they were advised by the suspect that he was involved in a verbal argument with his wife. They were then led by the suspect to the bedroom where they found the victim, his wife, lying on the floor unresponsive after a possible seizure...  [Full article here]

IN COURT: MILLINGTON POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
FOX13 Breaking News
Sep 18, 2013
[Excerpts] A Millington police officer will be in court this morning. Police were called to the house after a neighbor said Hepler's wife texted him asking for help... According to SCSO [Shelby County Sheriff's Office], after she revived she stated the victim "grabbed her by the neck and held her down." She also told deputies she was "in fear of the suspect" and had bruises on her upper chest area. Jeffery Hepler, 41, a Millington Police Officer, was originally arrested and charged with Domestic Violence / Assault. As of 3:30 p.m the charges were upgraded to Aggravated Assault per SCSO.  [Full article here]

MILLINGTON POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT, BODILY HARM
wmctv.com, Action News 5
Posted: Sep 18
[Excerpts] A Millington police officer is facing charges of domestic assault and bodily harm. According to an affidavit of complaint, Jeff Hepler, 41, is accused of bruising and forcibly holding down his wife after an argument at their apartment. When officers were called to the apartment on Big Creek View Circle, they say they found Hepler's wife on the bedroom floor. She was unresponsive and having seizures, but still breathing. She had bruises on her neck, upper chest, and legs...  when asked about the bruises, Hepler's wife said that he had "grabbed" her throat but did not "choke" her... Millington Police Chief Rita Stanback says Hepler has been with the department since January 2013. He has not faced any disciplinary action since joining the force, but deputies say they answered three domestic violence calls at his apartment within the last year...  [Full article here]

OFFICER ARRESTED AFTER WIFE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS ON FLOOR
WREG
September 18, 2013l
[Excerpts] A Millington police officer [Jeffery Hepler] has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, upgraded from the original charge of domestic assault... The Millington police officer described his wife as a “drama queen” after she was found that night, unconscious in a locked bedroom. A neighbor told investigators he heard yelling and a disturbance from the apartment next door... Neighbors said the couple often carried their rocky marriage into the  parking lot... Neighbor [R.T.] said Kimberly texted him twice Tuesday night with the same message: call the police. The sound inside the apartment: screams and a physical fight. Neighbor [R.W.] told officers Kimberly came to his apartment in the past with bruises on her wrist, which she told him were caused by her husband... Deputies say they found Hepler’s wife in a bedroom on the floor unresponsive after a possible seizure. According to a news release, “After she was revived, she stated that during the argument the suspect grabbed her by the neck and held her down. She also stated that she was in fear of the suspect and had additional bruises on her upper chest area.” She had bruises on her neck, leg and chest. She told deputies she is battling stomach cancer, and that Hepler also put his foot on her stomach. She was transported to Methodist-North in stable condition, and he was hauled downtown to Shelby County jail. Hepler is behind bars on a $10,000 bond. [Full article here]
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