Oak Ridge police officer resigns after domestic violence arrest
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — A member of the Oak Ridge Police Department has resigned after being charged with domestic assault.
A city spokesperson told 6 News that William Cranmore resigned from the Oak Ridge Police Department on Tuesday. He was arrested Saturday after Anderson County deputies responded to a report of a domestic incident at a home on Oak Ridge Highway.
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According to an affidavit, the victim told investigators that 'things got heated and he got aggressive' after Cranmore came to the home to discuss their upcoming divorce and wanted to retrieve a gun that had been left at the home.
'[Victim] said as William was going for the gun, he pushed her down, put his knee in her neck, then started hitting her in the face,' deputies reported. 'William told her he would 'Title 33′ her and take her to the hospital for help.'
In Tennessee Code, Title 33 refers to laws regarding mental health, substance abuse and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The victim reported that she was not suicidal and had no thoughts of harming herself.
Cranmore faces one count of misdemeanor domestic assault.
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He joined the department in July 2021 as a public safety dispatcher trainee and became a dispatcher in May 2022. He was promoted to police officer on November 28, 2024.
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