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Atlantic City officer arrested in domestic assault

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An Atlantic City police officer is accused of kicking and punching his girlfriend inside his Galloway Township home Saturday. Dayton Brown, 44, appeared in court via video Wednesday. https://youtu.be/1Vv7z5ZZJY4 The victim, identified in court as AA, suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the attack, according to the charge. Brown will remain in the Atlantic County Justice Facility without bail pending a detention hearing. He is charged with second-degree aggravated assault. Brown was arrested Tuesday after a report to the Atlantic City Police Department's Internal Affairs section, the Department said in a release. Brown, a 10-year veteran, is suspended without pay.
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