CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Detectives with a North Carolina police department have charged a police officer with false imprisonment.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say in a news release on Friday that the detectives were notified last Friday that 26-year-old Officer Joseph Carranti was involved in a domestic-related incident while he was off duty. According to the investigators, Carranti intentionally and unlawfully restrained an unidentified person without their consent.
Police said detectives presented the case to a magistrate and a warrant was issued. Carranti was then arrested.
Also, police said a Mecklenburg County District Court judge granted a domestic violence order, which prevents Carranti from having any contact with the victim for 10 days.
Carranti, a four-year veteran who works with the department’s DWI task force, is on unpaid administrative leave.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.