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Saturday, November 08, 2014

Suspended Trooper Charged in Domestic Incident

Dover - The Delaware State Police are announcing the arrest of Andrel Martinez, 39, of Bridgeville, Delaware in connection with a physical domestic altercation involving his 37 year old wife, which occurred at their residence in Bridgeville, Delaware on Thursday, November 6, 2014.

Andrel Martinez has been employed as a Delaware State Trooper for 16 years where he remains suspended without pay and benefits from the Division as a result of a previous criminal investigation and charges which occurred in March 2014.

Delaware State Police launched a criminal investigation on Friday, November 7, 2014 in the late afternoon, when Martinez’s 37 year old wife reported that she was involved in a physical altercation with Martinez in which their child was present.

State Police took Martinez into custody Friday evening, November 7, 2014 and charged him in connection with the domestic incident with the following crimes; Strangulation, Unlawful Imprisonment 2nd Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Malicious Interference with Emergency Communications, and Menacing. 

Martinez was processed and arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court on the above charges. He was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $8,750 Cash Bond. He remains suspended without pay and benefits.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1-800- 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, must be another cover up. Leo gets jammed up in a domestic and looses all pay and benefits. A lot tougher than the rest of the world.

Anonymous said...

8:23, try re-reading the post and pay attention. This guy was already in legal problems from March 2014 and "he remains suspended without pay and benefits".....meaning there is no cover-up of this current action by anyone. Please read & comprehend first, then comment. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

10:35 it was a sarcastic statement. Conspiracy theorist on this site consistently claim cover up with Leo incidents all the time. Truth is they only know of incidents involving Leo because of the transparency in the profession. Unlike fifty years ago.

Anonymous said...

Unfortunately, this is typical and common behavior in police officers everywhere in the U.S.
I have witnessed it first hand in the Centre at Salisbury.
A buffed up goon in a Wico sheriffs Dept. sweat shirt accused his wife or girlfriend of being too friendly with a clerk as they were walking out of Boscovs. They turned to go outside down the hall and a few seconds later I heard a loud SMACK as he bashed her upside her head and nearly knocked her down... she dropped her packages and just continued walking as if she was used to that treatment.

Cops are trash. Period. (and they wonder why the public hates them)

Anonymous said...

It's one thing to make a conscience decision to enter into violence, another to allow your emotions to control your actions. Intelligent people won't allow themselves that luxury, they've thought the majority of potential situations, all the way through, both backwards and forwards, long in advance of any intense situation, sometimes even decades. It's all about control, making the decision, yea or nay, and the value that entering into any one of those violent situations can achieve. Dummies get emotional, good decisions require apathy.