A Saturday night at a downtown Grafton bar ended with felony charges for an off-duty village police officer after security video appeared to show a woman being slammed to the ground on a patio. The recording and the officer’s arrest have triggered a Lorain County investigation and raised immediate questions about how village officials will handle the case.
According to The Morning Journal, 37-year-old Grafton officer Adam Boey was involved in an incident on the patio at CC Saloon last Saturday, and the woman seen in the video was taken to a medical facility for treatment. The outlet reports that Lorain County detectives arrested Boey the next day in Lakewood and charged him with felonious assault, and jail records show he was released from the Lorain County jail on Monday.
Security camera footage obtained by the FOX 8 I-Team appears to show the woman taken to the ground, with the suspect then placing his foot on her hair, FOX 8 reported. The video also appears to show another patron striking the officer’s head on a patio table, followed by the officer jumping a railing and leaving in a vehicle, authorities say. Investigators are reviewing the footage and witness accounts as part of their probe.
What officials say
Grafton Mayor Charles Duke told The Morning Journal that “we haven't made a decision yet. It's an ongoing investigation” when asked about Boey’s employment status. The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office has said the matter remains under active investigation and has not released further details about possible discipline. Local reports say Boey could not be reached for comment.
Legal implications
Boey faces a felonious assault charge. Under Ohio law, felonious assault, according to ORC 2903.11, is defined as knowingly causing serious physical harm, or attempting to do so with a deadly weapon, and the offense is generally classified as a second-degree felony. State sentencing provisions set out possible prison terms for that level of offense, and ORC 2929.14 allows a court to impose an indefinite prison sentence with a stated minimum term of two to eight years for a second-degree felony. Any actual sentence would depend on the exact charges and specifications brought by prosecutors. Felony cases originating in Grafton are typically reviewed by the Lorain County prosecutor and, if a grand jury issues an indictment, move forward in county court instead of mayor’s court, consistent with local practice.
CC Saloon, listed at 893 Main St. in Grafton, is identified in local business listings as the bar where the disturbance occurred, and Apple Maps and restaurant listings show the same address. For now, the sheriff’s office is leading the criminal investigation while village officials weigh any personnel action, and investigators say they will release additional information as the review continues.
