A Chattanooga Police officer,
who's currently on administrative leave,
is arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with domestic assault.
According to the arrest
affidavit, Chattanooga police detective David Catchings,34, was taken to jail
after allegedly hitting his mother in law.
The woman told police she woke
up and found Catchings drunk on the couch after heavy drinking the night
before. The woman then told Catchings that he needed to leave. According to the
report, Catchings got upset and hit the woman in the face with an open hand.
The report states the two then
got into an argument and the victim threatened to call police.
The woman says Catchings told
her to "go ahead and call the cops, they will believe me before you
because I'm a cop."
The woman did call police who
arrived shortly after. They arrested Catchings and charged him with domestic
assault.
This is Catchings second run in
with police in the last six months.
On September 8th, while still
active within the Chattanooga Police Department, Catchings was arrested for
driving under the influence.
He was placed on administrative
leave and is being investigated by internal affairs.