Cape Coral police officer's arrest in Key West

Christine Suskevich fired a .32-caliber automatic gun inside the Key West residence where she and Cape Coral police Officer Curt Suskevich were staying, according to an arrest report by Key West police.

The gunshot, fired shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, did not hit anyone. Christine Suskevich told police she “just wanted to get (her husband’s) attention,” and that she did not intend to harm him or herself, police said.

While police were taking the report, they noticed a marijuana pipe with a green leafy substance inside lying on the kitchen countertop in plain view.

Curt Suskevich consented to a search. When asked whose marijuana it was, he replied, “It’s hers. I know she does it, and I just try to ignore it because I am a ...” The space was whited out in the report, but Suskevich is a Cape Coral police officer.

Christine Suskevich admitted the marijuana was hers. She refused to submit to a urine test, police said, so she was charged with possession of marijuana/less than 20 grams, discharging a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, and refusing to take a urine test.

Curt Suskevich also was charged with possession of marijuana/less than 20 grams because he “had full knowledge of the marijuana being inside the residence,” the arrest report says.

Besides the pipe, marijuana also was found in a silver container on the kitchen countertop and inside a prescription bottle inside a makeup bag that was hanging on the upstairs bathroom closet door. Also, partially smoked marijuana joints were found inside a tin can next to the pipe, and rolled marijuana joints were found in the silver case, police said.

Curt Suskevich told police the argument started after the couple had been drinking all day and then had sex in the living room, according to the arrest report.

Christine Suskevich walked outside, but Curt Suskevich could not find her. Christine Suskevich said her husband had locked her out of the house, but Curt Suskevich explained that he locked the front door after he had looked outside there, yelled her name and didn’t hear a reply, the arrest report says.

Curt Suskevich said he also yelled her name out the back porch, again with no reply. When he went upstairs to look for her, he heard banging on the front door. It was her, according to the arrest report, and he let her in.

Curt Suskevich said he then went outside to a scooter to get some movies, then walked back inside. He sat down and began to watch a movie when he heard a gunshot from the kitchen. He said he grabbed his firearm from the countertop and secured it, according to the arrest report.

Christine Suskevich said she fired the round toward the back bedroom.

A casing was found on the floor next to the kitchen island. A couple of tears were in the carpet next to the west wall in the kitchen, an indentation was in the west wall, and the bullet was next to that wall on the floor, police said.

Police asked Curt Suskevich if there were any other firearms in the residence. He said there was a Glock 27 upstairs in the front bedroom, and that there were two loaded magazines inside the chest of drawers.

Police found the Glock 27, two magazines for the Glock, and 18 .40-caliber jacketed hollow-point bullets.

The weapons, ammunition and drugs were seized as evidence, police said.


1:25 p.m update Cape Coral police officer, wife arrested in Key West on drug charges
A Cape Coral police officer and his wife were arrested on a marijuana possession charge in Key West, according to the Monroe County Detention Center Web site.

His wife was additionally charged with using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, the Web site says.

Curt Edward Suskevich, 37, was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana/not more than 20 grams. He was released Wednesday from Monroe County Jail after posting $328 bond.

Christine Michelle Suskevich, 34, was charged with use of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and possession of marijuana/not more than 20 grams. Both are misdemeanor counts.

She was released Wednesday after posting $2,000 bond.

Suskevich has been placed on paid administrative leave, police spokeswoman Connie Barron said.

“We are aware of the situation,” Barron said. “He is being placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.”

His wife does not work for the police department and is not a Cape Coral city employee.


Dont worry guys...the charges won't stick...Can you say suppression hearing??? They found misdemeanor Marijuana inside the apartment in plain-view. Who cares? How many calls have you been on where you found or saw in plain-view a little bit of weed? You confiscate it, or flush it down the toilet and you give the person the "Drugs are bad speech" then you leave. His wife admitted the Marijuana was hers. So why did they arrest him??? Sounds like there are some real jack arses working down in Key West. All the damn Cocaine and Heroin coming into the country via Key West and they arrest a brother in blue for a little bag of weed that wasn't his? I'm not condoning what happened, but you all know as well as I do that this was all done to promote embarrassment and humiliation to this officer and his wife. Unbelievable....

HE NEEDS TO RESIGN. KEY WEST POLICE ARE PRETTY LAID BACK, HE MUST HAVE ACTED LIKE A ****Y ASS TO GET LOCKED UP. I AM SURE HE REPRESENTED ALL LEO'S WITH PROFESSIONALISM TO THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT.

[DevilDogg]

FU guest. Some stuff happens in another jurisdiction and your are going to pass judgement? You talk like you know him. This is one great cop with a pulse on the "dirt-bags". Maybe you are one of them you spineless jellyfish! And by the way, if you are going to post, cowboy the F-up and register a name.

Good luck my brother from another mother. There are people pulling for you from other places besides the Cape!

Maybe we could have DevilDogg the LEO Affairs Captain in the movie also with his pretty rifle along with Charleston Heston. They could be a stand in, inside Taco Bell when they order their food and give some words of wisdom to suscevich. It seems the Devildogg needs to smoke a joint and relax a bit, dont worry Devildogg be happy

How many calls have you been on where you found or saw in plain-view a little bit of weed? You confiscate it, or flush it down the toilet and you give the person the "Drugs are bad speech" then you leave.

Maybe that's what happens when it's another cop's drugs stash that's found. But down here in Cape Coral they relish the opportunity to run the average Joe in for petty stuff like possession of marijuana less then 20 grams. They don't care how petty the charge is, they will bust you, and they'll do it with an attitude.

It's sad but a lot of CCPD officers have attitude problems, this is likely what pissed off Key West cops enough to charge them with drug possession instead of overlook it.

You wouldn't arrest a civilian for a misdemeanor weed possession. Why would arrest one of your fellow police officers??? It just doesn't make sense.

You wouldn't arrest a civilian for weed. Why would you arrest one of your fellow officers??? Doesn't make any sense.

All you guys better start cleaning your systems, because if your agency has a mandatory department uranalysis, most of you guys (on the road) will be out of a job.........what a shame!! "to protect and serve" very funny!

I would have zero respect for CCPD of they let this joker have his job back. Who is going to take him serious on the road. Administrators you betta make a good decision or you will be the laughing stock fo SW florida

How long does it take to fire a guy? Do the right thing Curt - Resign