NOPD officer placed on emergency suspension after arrest in St. Bernard Parish
Officer Tony Burrell suspended without pay
The New Orleans Police Department announced Tuesday that an officer was placed on emergency suspension without pay.
Officer Tony Burrell was arrested Monday in St. Bernard Parish.
The NOPD said Burrell was involved in a domestic disturbance in a home in the 2600 block of Pirate Drive in Chalmette.
"Following an investigation by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, Burrell was arrested for violating Louisiana Revised Statue 14:103 Relative to Disturbing the Peace (Domestic)," the NOPD said in a news release.
The NOPD Public Integrity Bureau placed Burrell on emergency suspension without pay pending the outcome of an administrative investigation. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is conducting a criminal investigation.
Burrell is a five-year veteran of the NOPD and was most recently assigned to the NOPD Fifth District.
A photo of Burrell was not available.
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