NORRISTOWN — A Norristown police officer who has been on the force since 2008 has been arrested and charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment stemming from an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Dec. 24, 2013.
According to a criminal complaint, Officer Brian Graham, 34, of Norristown, assaulted two women who were visiting his residence on the 1400 block of Markley Street.
The victims told police that Graham was spending time with one of them when the other woman arrived around midnight at his request. The woman who was there initially told police that Graham had been drinking vodka since 7 p.m. The other woman stated that the three of them drank alcohol and talked after her arrival.
Graham left the two victims to take a shower, after which he asked one of the women to join him upstairs. When she refused, Graham returned downstairs and started a verbal altercation with both women, according their statements.
He allegedly choked one of the women and dragged the other from one room to another before attempting to toss their belongings outside. He then physically threw the woman he had dragged outside onto a back porch and later pushed the other one out, they told police.
One of the women suffered injuries to her right leg and forearm, according to the complaint.
Graham has been placed on administrative leave.