Indianapolis police officer resigns after domestic violence arrest
Update: This article was updated with additional information from court documents on Aug. 29, 2023 and with more information about the officer's employment status on Aug. 30, 2023.
A former officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is facing domestic violence charges, according to the department.
Glen Schmidt, who has worked for the department for 18 years, is facing charges of strangulation, domestic battery and battery resulting in bodily injury, court records show.
Officers were called to the 3500 block of Wild Ivy Court on the southeast side of Indianapolis for a disturbance at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. It was discovered that one of the people involved was an off-duty IMPD officer, prompting detectives from the department’s special investigation unit to investigate.
Schmidt’s wife called 911 to report he had choked her and broken the windshield of their vehicle, according to the probable cause affidavit for Schmidt’s arrest.
The former officer’s wife had an injury to her right eye and redness on her neck and investigators found an orange Jeep parked in the driveway with a cracked windshield and a large amount of glass on the ground, the affidavit reads.
The woman told investigators she and her husband had gotten into an argument during which she threw a tabletop into the garage, which Schmidt then threw at the Jeep. Schmidt then "grabbed her by the neck and slammed her on the ground," according to the affidavit.
Schmidt held her neck and she had trouble breathing, the woman told police in the affidavit.
When speaking with investigators, Schmidt admitted to “losing his cool” and said he “put her on the ground” but that he did not choke or strike her, the affidavit reads.
An attorney for Schmidt was not yet listed in online court records before publication of this article.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against Schmidt on Monday, and he was booked into the Adult Detention Center, jail records show.
Schmidt was most recently assigned to the department’s Northwest District. He was placed on administrative leave, pending a thorough review of the probable cause affidavit and other investigative details.
Schmidt resigned from his position and was no longer an officer as of Wednesday, Aug. 30.
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IndyStar reporter John Tufts assisted with this report.
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