An officer accused of strangling his girlfriend is in jail. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] ...

Timothy Fuller, 42, is charged with one count of strangulation.

Sgt Edward Howard, who works in the Bradford area, admits the attack was entirely unprovoked.

MIDDLETOWN - Middletown city police said a man who has had numerous encounters with local law enforcement officers since the beginning of the year tried to strangle one of their officers on Friday.

A St. John man is appearing in court Tuesday morning for allegedly strangling a coworker who was recently promoted over him.