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David Manns (left) and his attorney Henry Hilow (right) appeared in Cleveland Municipal Court earlier this month to face charges that he assaulted a woman.

(Ryllie Danylko, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted a Cleveland police officer accused of assaulting a woman and slamming her head into a car bumper while he was off duty.

David Manns, 33, faces charges of felonious assault, kidnapping and abduction, according to the indictment made public Monday.

Manns is scheduled to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. April 11.

Officers were called about 4:50 a.m. March 18 to the area of West 45th Street and Detroit Avenue, court documents show. The 31-year-old Seven Hills woman told police Manns grabbed her and "smashed her head on the bumper" of a car, the document says.

The woman received five stitches above her eye, and her shoulder was dislocated, documents show.

She was taken to the hospital, where detectives saw her injuries and took her statement.

Investigators suspect that both Manns and the woman were drinking alcohol when the incident happened, according to a police report.

Court documents do not describe the nature of the relationship between the two.

Cleveland police obtained a warrant for Mann's arrest the day of the incident, and took him into custody later that day, documents show. He was released from jail the same day after he posted 10 percent of his $75,000 bond.

Manns pleaded not guilty to a felonious assault charge before a Cleveland Municipal Court judge on March 21.

He is being represented by attorney Henry Hilow, who often represents Cleveland police officers charged with crimes.

Manns was suspended without pay, and his city-issued firearm has been confiscated, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said. He will remain suspended until the criminal case is resolved.

Manns was hired as a patrol officer in November 2013. He was last assigned to the city's Third District.