Newly hired Gaston County jailer suspended on domestic violence charge
A newly hired Gaston County jailer was suspended Saturday on a domestic violence charge.
Charles Donald McGinnis was hired Jan. 3, Sheriff Alan Cloninger said.
The domestic violence order was served on McGinnis at 2 a.m. Saturday, according to the sheriff. McGinnis was immediately suspended from the sheriff’s office pending the outcome of a criminal and internal affairs investigation, Cloninger said.
Gaston County Department of Social Services and Gastonia police are investigating the complaint.
Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak
This story was originally published January 14, 2017 at 1:32 PM with the headline "Newly hired Gaston County jailer suspended on domestic violence charge."