UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A
probationary officer has been suspended from Prince George’s County Police
Department after being charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct in
New Jersey.
The Washington Post reports
that Officer Steven Varga was arrested in Atlantic City on Wednesday. He was
off-duty at the time of his arrest. No other details about the arrest were
immediately available.
The Post cited a police
statement that said Varga was assigned to the department’s patrol bureau and
worked for the county for one year.