JOHN ANTOINE
(St. Petersburg Police Dept.)
The Pinellas Park Police Department arrested a St. Petersburg Police Officer and charged him with aggravated assault. The arrest took place last Friday.
According to police, Officer John Antoine was taken into custody at 8 p. m., on August 30th.
On August 28th, Officer Antoine was involved in a verbal argument with his
domestic partner and the mother of his children, outside her home in Pinellas
Park. He made threatening comments to her, while in full uniform and armed.
She reported the incident to her employer and the Pinellas Park Police
Department took over as the primary investigative agency since it occurred in
their jurisdiction.
Officer Antoine was arrested on one count of aggravated assault.
Officer Antoine was placed on unpaid administrative leave. His weapon(s) were seized.
Officer Antoine was sworn in as a St. Petersburg Police Officer on 10/02/2017.
