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Birmingham police Officer Adam Voss

(Trussville City Jail)

A Birmingham police officer was arrested over the weekend, accused of handcuffing his girlfriend, holding her against her will and throwing her into walls and down the stairs, according to court records.

Officer Adam Voss was charged with third-degree domestic violence/assault in Trussville, according to Trussville police Capt. Jeff Bridges. The arrest happened at 2 a.m., at the couple's Trussville home. Voss has since been released from the Trussville City Jail after posting bond.

Court records chronicle a history of domestic violence, and a protection from abuse order was issued against the 36-year-old Voss on Monday. According to the protection request, Voss on Saturday, "Slammed my face on the floor, handcuffed me, refused to let me leave my house or call 911, threw me into multiple walls, threw me down the stairs,'' the girlfriend wrote.

She said a similar incident also happened New Year's Day. "He punched my face, threw me into the Christmas tree, busted my nose and blackened my eye,'' she wrote in court records show.

A judge on Monday granted the temporary restraining order, finding that Voss "represents a credible threat to the safety of (the victim) and the children. The victim has two children under the age of 10. He was ordered to move out of the home.

Voss also was ordered to surrender all of his guns to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. A final hearing on the protection from abuse order is set for March 28.

Efforts to reach Voss for comment were unsuccessful.

Voss is a 12-year veteran of the Birmingham Police Department. He previously worked in the Vice and Narcotics Unit, but was recently reassigned to the city's West Precinct. He is now on administrative leave, which is the department's policy with any criminal arrest.

"We're just going to wait until the criminal case continues and is completed and then we'll proceed from there,'' said Lt. Sean Edwards.

Just several weeks ago, Birmingham police Officer Demarcus Blanding was arrested after authorities said he fired a shot at his wife's tires while she was standing next to the car during a fight in the front yard. He also is charged with third-degree domestic violence/harassment.

"It's very, very unfortunate. It's something we're not excited about because domestic violence is a serious incident,'' Edwards said. "We want everybody to know and understand that nobody is above the law and anytime we have our own have an incident like this, we treat it like we would treat anybody else."

"Everybody will have their time in court to share their story. We do know there's always two sides to the story,'' he said. "That type of behavior is one of those things that has to be addressed, and we do our best to hold everyone accountable."