Clinton Officer On Unpaid Leave While Accusations Resolved

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind – A Clinton police officer facing charges of domestic battery and strangulation has been officially placed on unpaid administrative leave.

The Clinton Board of Works took the action after 34 year old John Alkire III, was arrested May 3 following an incident at his West Terre Haute home.

A woman called police alleging that Alkire battered her after they went to bed, and a young child was asleep in the same room.

A hearing in Vigo Superior Court 4 is set for July 23.