Officials with the Red Oak Police Department today (Wednesday), said a man who had worked as a Police Officer in Red Oak for about eight-months, was fired after being charged with Domestic Abuse/Assault. The charge against former Officer Ethen Schoonover followed a nearly month-long investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred September 6th.

Officials said upon receiving documentation from the Shenandoah Police Department about the incident, Red Oak Police contacted the Iowa Dept. of Public Safety’s Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. While a DCI agent was assigned to investigate the allegation, Schoonover, a patrolman/police officer, was placed on Administrative Leave.

Upon conclusion of the investigation by the Iowa DCI, the results of the investigation were turned over to Page County Attorney Carl Sonksen, at the request of Montgomery County Attorney Bruce Swanson. On October 4th, after a review of the investigating agent’s report and evidence that had been collected, a criminal charge of Domestic Abuse/Assault was filed against Schoonover.