The 38-year-old sheriff’s deputy accused of beating his girlfriend is no longer employed by the county, a spokesman said on the 24th May.

Jerome Passariello, of Scranton, has been employed by the county since 2005, he stopped working for the Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department this week, said Joe D’Arienzo, the county’s communications director.

Jerome and Sheriff Mark McAndrew refused to comment further.

Passariello is charged with several crimes including aggravated assault and strangulation, which are both felonies.

His bail is set for $100,000, awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 19 2017.

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