MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – A Myrtle Beach Police officer has been arrested on a domestic violence charge.
Sean Timothy Owens is charged with third-degree domestic violence and was booked on October 7, according to J. Reuben Long Detention Center booking records. He is currently out on a $1,000 bond.
Cpl. Thomas Vest, with Myrtle Beach police, tells News13 Owens is on paid administrative leave.
Horry County police responded to the Longs area around 3 a.m. on October 7 for a reported domestic disturbance, according to an incident report from HCPD. A woman told officers that she and Owens had gotten into a verbal argument and that Owens shoved her against a wall. The woman also told police they had been out earlier at a restaurant and consumed alcohol.
The report states Owens “offered no explanations to the allegations denying anything physical having occurred” and “he would admit that the two of them did engage each other verbally and he did admit to their whereabouts earlier.”
“It was determined on scene that the male half did physically assault the female, causing physical signs of injury and was arrested,” the report stated.
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