LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Los Angeles Police Department officer was been arrested by Upland police on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said Thursday.
Officer Arthur Contreras, a 28-year veteran of the LAPD, was arrested Wednesday, according to the LAPD. He was subsequently released, but has been placed on administrative leave, the LAPD reported.
"The Los Angeles Police Department's Internal Affairs Division initiated an administrative investigation, which is being conducted simultaneously with the pending criminal case," according to an LAPD statement.
No details were immediately available about what led to the arrest. The Los Angeles Times reported that the officer allegedly followed the victim into a bathroom at a bar and stabbed the man. According to The Times, the officer tried to stab the victim in the chest but instead wound up cutting the man's arm.
Contreras was assigned to the Detective Support and Vice Division, according to the LAPD.
"The department is fully cooperating with the District Attorney's Office and the Upland Police Department's investigation relating to Contreras' alleged criminal conduct," the LAPD reported.
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