Vancouver police arrest Portland police officer for alleged burglary and assault
10-year veteran who worked Portland's East Precinct
Originally published October 24, 2011 at 10:51 p.m., updated October 25, 2011 at 8:04 a.m.
Vancouver police on Monday arrested a Portland police officer on suspicion of three felony crimes.
James Botaitis, a 10-year veteran assigned to Portland’s East Precinct, was booked into the Clark County Jail on Monday and is being held without bail, an officer said.
According to a Portland Police Bureau bulletin, Botaitis was arrested on suspicion of burglary-domestic violence as well as second-degree assault and criminal harassment not related to domestic violence.
He will make his first appearance in Clark County Superior Court at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Oregonian reports that Botaitis was one of two officers named in a 2009 lawsuit filed by a then-47-year-old woman whose arm was broken after police put her in a control hold as her minivan was being towed from her Portland condo. The woman was awarded $18,500 in a settlement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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