College Park police officer arrested for battery

By Kristi E. Swartz

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A College Park police officer has been arrested and charged with simple battery, a police spokesman confirmed to the AJC.

Police arrested Yardley Hines, 41, after getting into a fight with his girlfriend Thursday.

Hines left the Fulton County Jail Saturday morning after paying a $1,000 fine, Fulton County sheriff's spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said.

Hines is now on administrative leave with pay, College Park Police spokesman Reed Pollard said. He is scheduled for an administrative hearing with the department on Monday, according to WSB-TV. He did not give any other details.

Hines could be suspended for a few days, or he could be fired, police told the TV station.

According to WSB, Hines got in a fight with his girlfriend in the morning before he left for his shift. At the end of the day, he returned to their home where he grabbed her and twisted her arm, WSB said.

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