BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A suspended Bedford Heights police officer is accused of choking a woman and slamming her head against the wall during a domestic violence incident in Stark County, according to a police report.

The woman suffered bruises on her face, arms and shoulders Dec. 9 at a house in Canton, a Stark County Sheriff's Office deputy wrote in the report.

Bedford Heights patrolman Douglas A. Dardzinski, 39, is charged with domestic violence, a first-degree misdemeanor, in connection with the incident. Dardzinski also faces domestic violence and kidnapping charges from the same date in Akron, records show.

Defense attorney William Vasiliou said Tuesday that Dardzinski is planning to contest the charges. Dardzinski is scheduled to stand trial Jan. 9 in Canton Municipal Court; his next appearance in Akron Municipal Court has not been scheduled, records show.

"There are two sides to every story," Vasiliou said. "We look forward to being able to present our version of the events."

Dardzinski has been placed on unpaid administrative leave while the Bedford Heights Police Department performs an internal investigation, Chief Michael Marotta said last week.

The woman who filed the domestic violence complaint said Dardzinski attacked her on several times after she told him she wanted to break up with him. Dardzinski also threatened to send private photos and videos to her coworkers if she reported the attacks, the woman told sheriff's deputies.

On Dec. 9, the woman met Dardzinski in his car outside her Akron workplace. He began assaulting her while demanding he return a ring he gave her, the report says.

Dardzinski drove the woman back to the house in Canton, where he picked her up and slammed her on the floor several times, deputies said. Dardzinski pulled her hair and slammed her head against the wall while telling her "goodnight," the report says.

Dardzinski pinned her on a bed and slapped her face several times, the report says. At one point he put his hands around her throat and squeezed, making it difficult for her to breathe, the report says.

Dardzinski eventually stopped and seemed to realize what he'd done, the woman told sheriff's deputies. He apologized and handed his gun to her, then asked her to shoot and kill him, the report says.

When the woman refused, Dardzinski cleaned up the mess created by the attack. He then drove her back to her car in Akron and left, the report says.

The woman took photos of her injuries and provided them to sheriff's deputies. Deputies also noted that she had bruises on her face, the report says.

Dardzinski has been disciplined during his tenure with the Bedford Heights Police Department, Marotta said, but he declined additional comment. Cleveland.com has filed a public records request to review Dardzinski's personnel file.

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