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SC police officer charged with hitting girlfriend
Posted: 02.08.2010 at 9:08 AM
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COWPENS, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina police officer has been arrested and accused of hitting his girlfriend with a can of beer.

The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported that 42-year-old Cowpens police officer Carl Preston Clark was arrested early Saturday and charged with criminal domestic violence.

An arrest warrant states Clark struck his 39-year-old girlfriend in the chest with a can of beer. She walked to the police department and said struck her and called her names.

It was unclear if Clark had an attorney.

Information from: Herald-Journal, http://www.goupstate.com/

(Copyright ©2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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