Former FWPD Sgt. admits to strangling wife; plea deal calls for no jail time
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Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A former Fort Wayne Police Sergeant who admitted to strangling his wife will spend no time behind bars for the crime.
Boyce Ballinger was charged with attacking his wife after attending a party in October 2020.
As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop the domestic battery charge in exchange for his agreement to plead guilty to one count of strangulation.
The agreement allows him to avoid jail time entirely.
Judge Stephen Godfrey accepted the deal and sentenced Ballinger to 1 year and 183 days on probation.
Ballinger will also have a no-contact order with his wife and will not be allowed to have a firearm or ammunition.
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