Boyce Ballinger News Today

Convicted sergeant asks safety board for hearing JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette A Fort Wayne police sergeant who admitted strangling his wife has asked for a hearing before the board of public safety that will decide whether he keeps his job. Sgt. Boyce Ballinger was given a 11/2-year suspended sentence last week after he pleaded guilty in February to felony strangulation and misdemeanor domestic battery. Police Chief Steve Reed has asked the board of safety to fire Ballinger, but Ballinger ...

A Fort Wayne police officer who admitted strangling his wife will not serve time behind bars.