"The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission pulled Trooper Michael Gagnon's law enforcement certification Tuesday, a week after he was arrested and charged with domestic assault and battery and assault and battery on a child causing injury. The POST Commission suspension order directs Gagnon to surrender his agency-issued credentials and equipment, including his uniform, badge, firearm, cruiser, and Taser. A State Police spokesperson previously said Gagnon has been relieved of duty and suspended without pay."
"Police in Plympton - where Gagnon lives - said the trooper was arrested following an investigation that involved the state's Department of Children and Families. According to Boston 25 News, Gagnon's child told authorities his father struck him in the face with a closed fist, injuring him. Gagnon also allegedly told the child not to tell his mother what happened and to instead blame the mark on an accident involving a wiffle ball bat, the news outlet reported."
"The alleged injury happened while the boy was visiting his father, as Gagnon and his wife were in the process of divorcing, according to Boston 25. Gagnon has pleaded not guilty and was released on $1,000 bail, with orders to stay away from and have no contact with a person named in court documents. His lawyer, Daniel Moynihan, previously told Boston.com the trooper "denies the veracity of the allegations against him.""
Trooper Michael Gagnon was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery and assault and battery on a child causing injury. The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission suspended Gagnon's law enforcement certification and ordered him to surrender his uniform, badge, firearm, cruiser, Taser, and other credentials. The Massachusetts State Police relieved Gagnon of duty and suspended him without pay while awaiting court proceedings and a personnel investigation. Police in Plympton said the arrest followed a Department of Children and Families inquiry after a child reported being struck in the face and instructed to blame a wiffle ball accident. Gagnon pleaded not guilty and was released on $1,000 bail.
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