An East Ridge Police Department Detective was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on Friday, accused of assaulting his wife.
Joseph Hawks, 33, of a Campfire Trail address on Signal Mountain, is charged with Aggravated Assault. His bond was set at $20,000 and he is due to appear in Hamilton County Sessions Court on November 19.
According to an affidavit, Hawks was joking around with his wife in their home when he took offense to her passing gas. According to the document, Hawks slammed his wife’s head into a mirror in the bathroom…