GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A Guilford County detention officer is facing assault charges, according to the sheriff's office.
Officer Patrick Wayne O'Brien was charged with felony assault inflicting serious injury; strangulation and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
The sheriff's office said O'Brien is still employed pending the completion of an investigation into the allegations.
This is a developing story.
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