A Durango police officer identified as Travis Carpenter was arrested Thursday for domestic violence, according to the Durango Police Department.
Carpenter, who has been with the department since July 2005, was arrested in connection with an alleged incident at his home 6 miles north of Bayfield.
Dan Bender, spokesman for the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the case, said Carpenter was accused of pushing his wife during an argument in their home Wednesday night.
The 34-year-old Carpenter was charged with harassment, a class-three misdemeanor. Due to the nature of the incident, a domestic violence count was also added, Bender said.
Carpenter is being held without bond at the La Plata County Jail and is to appear for arraignment later today.
Bender said no one else was present at the home at the time of the incident.
Durango police said Carpenter is on paid administrative leave pending completion of the investigation.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
