03-14-2007, 03:30 PM
FHP trooper resigns after charges of beating pregnant wife
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT PIERCE -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper resigned as he was being arrested for allegedly beating his pregnant wife, authorities said.
Kevin Kane, 39, grabbed his wife's arms and then threw her to the floor and grabbed her in a headlock, an arrest report said. She yelled to their 8-year-old son and asked him to call 911.
The wife, who is seven months' pregnant, told police the couple began to argue Sunday after she confronted him about contacting his ex-wife.
Kane's wife said he abused her once before, and he told her police wouldn't believe her because he works in law enforcement, the report said.
An FHP sergeant went to the house as police arrested Kane. The sergeant took Kane's equipment, including his gun. FHP spokesman Maj. Ernesto Duarte said Kane resigned at the scene.
"He was very aware the agency has a zero-tolerance policy against domestic violence," Duarte said.
Kane was charged with aggravated battery. He was released Monday from the St. Lucie County Jail on a $2,500 bond.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORT PIERCE -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper resigned as he was being arrested for allegedly beating his pregnant wife, authorities said.
Kevin Kane, 39, grabbed his wife's arms and then threw her to the floor and grabbed her in a headlock, an arrest report said. She yelled to their 8-year-old son and asked him to call 911.
The wife, who is seven months' pregnant, told police the couple began to argue Sunday after she confronted him about contacting his ex-wife.
Kane's wife said he abused her once before, and he told her police wouldn't believe her because he works in law enforcement, the report said.
An FHP sergeant went to the house as police arrested Kane. The sergeant took Kane's equipment, including his gun. FHP spokesman Maj. Ernesto Duarte said Kane resigned at the scene.
"He was very aware the agency has a zero-tolerance policy against domestic violence," Duarte said.
Kane was charged with aggravated battery. He was released Monday from the St. Lucie County Jail on a $2,500 bond.