03-07-2025
Mass. police officer faces charges in connection with domestic assault, placed on leave
A Chelsea police officer is on administrative leave as he faces charges in connection with domestic assault, the Chelsea Police Department said.
Michael Villanueva, 33, faces charges of domestic assault and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the department said in a statement.
At around 1:34 a.m. on Thursday, Chelsea police were called to a reported disturbance in the city, police said. Officers interviewed people at the scene and developed probable cause to arrest Villanueva, who was off-duty at the time.
Officers found Villanueva a short time later and arrested him, police said.
He was placed on administrative leave pending the results of the criminal case and an internal investigation conducted by the department's Professional Standards Division, the statement read.
'The Chelsea Police Department takes these matters seriously and is fully cooperating with the judicial process,' police said in the statement. 'No further comments will be made by the Chelsea Police Department at this time as the investigation proceeds, additional information may be released by the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.'
Villanueva's expected to be arraigned in Chelsea District Court.
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