CLEVELAND — A Cleveland police officer who took a plea in an assault case was sentenced to two years probation and required to permanently surrender his peace officer certification during his sentencing Tuesday.
John Hawk, 41, was originally charged with felonious assault after he struck a woman in the face, causing a nasal fracture in March 2020, according to a statement of facts.
At the time, he was relieved from duty and placed on unpaid administrative leave.
He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on Tuesday. Based on the plea agreement, Hawk agreed to voluntarily and permanently surrender his peace officer certification.
Hawk, who shares a 7-week-old infant with the victim, was ordered to attend domestic violence classes and have a mental health evaluation for traumatic brain injury from his MMA career.
He was ordered to have no contact with the victim until his hearing in 30 days when the judge would re-evaluate his no-contact order.
RELATED: Cleveland police recruit charged with sex crime, officer charged with assault in separate cases
Download the News 5 Cleveland app now for more stories from us, plus alerts on major news, the latest weather forecast, traffic information and much more. Download now on your Apple device here, and your Android device here.
You can also catch News 5 Cleveland on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, YouTube TV, DIRECTV NOW, Hulu Live and more. We're also on Amazon Alexa devices. Learn more about our streaming options here.
