An off-duty Pennsylvania State Police trooper was arrested and charged with burglary and aggravated assault over the weekend.
Trooper James Stevenson was arrested in Fayette County early Sunday morning.
He is a trooper at the Uniontown Barracks and was off duty when the alleged incident happened.
According to the criminal complaint, Stevenson went to a home on Oak Street in Connellsville just before 1 a.m.
Police say he found a woman with another man who investigators said is Stevenson's girlfriend.
The complaint said Stevenson jumped on top of the man and started hitting him.
The woman, was able to get out of the way.
The victim was treated at a local hospital for cuts and bruises to his face and a broken nose.
State police in Waynesburg filed charges. Stevenson was is currently out on bail after he was arraigned.
The Fayette County district attorney had no comment on the case.