Chesterton, Indiana police officer charged with domestic battery, strangling pregnant woman: Records

CHESTERTON, Ind. (WLS) — A Northwest Indiana police officer is off the job as he is facing allegations of domestic battery and strangling a pregnant woman, court records showed.

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Chesterton, Indiana Police Officer Ryan Joseph Miller is charged with “Domestic Battery w/ Bodily Injury Pregnant Woman” and “Strangulation – Victim is pregnant.”

Town leaders say Miller was already on administrative leave at the time of his arrest.

Miller will remain on leave while the investigation continues.

No further information was immediately available.