NOPD officer suspended after alleged domestic abuse involving strangulation


 NEW ORLEANS, (WVUE) -
The New Orleans Police Department has placed one of its officers on emergency suspension without pay after a Public Integrity Bureau investigation into allegations of domestic abuse.
The investigation began on January 27 after the PIB received a complaint. Carter was placed on administrative reassignment on May 25.
Monday, the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office filed a bill of information on Carter for criminal charges relative to domestic abuse battery involving strangulation and domestic abuse battery.
The PIB investigation is ongoing.
Carter is a 10-year veteran of the NOPD. He was most recently assigned to the Special Operation Division Tactical Unit.