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NEW JERSEY (PIX11) -- A New York City police captain has been charged with beating and kidnapping a woman in New Jersey, authorities said.
Hariton Marachilian, an NYPD captain in Brooklyn, was charged on Dec. 1 with first-degree kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault, criminal restraint, and criminal coercion. Marachilian allegedly assaulted a woman, leaving her with serious injuries, prosecutors said.
According to the NYPD, Marachilian has been suspended without pay.
If convicted, Marachilian could face up to 30 years in prison for first-degree kidnapping and up to 10 years for second-degree aggravated assault.