A New Jersey police chief is facing criminal charges in Massachusetts after prosecutors accused him of alleged domestic violence against a woman at a Boston hotel.

This is Carmen Veneziano, director of the Totowa Police Department, who was charged with one count of kidnapping and three counts of domestic assault and battery, according to county authorities. Suffolk.

According to a brief statement from the prosecution, the events allegedly occurred on the night of September 14, in a hotel room located in the Back Bay area of ??Boston, where Veneziano allegedly confined and assaulted the victim.

Arrest and court appearance

Veneziano was arrested on Friday by authorities in New Jersey and is expected to appear in a Boston court this Monday. So far, court records do not indicate whether he has legal representation. Prosecutors stated that more details of the case will be offered during the initial hearing, in which the charges will be formalized and the course of the process will be defined. Suspension without pay. After the accusation became public, Totowa Mayor John Coiro announced the suspension without pay of the police chief. “While I have not seen the full charges in writing, the prosecution informed me that these are serious allegations, considered felonies,” Coiro stated in an official statement. The case has local authorities on edge as the judicial investigation in Massachusetts continues.