DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania State Trooper has been acquitted of his charges after being accused of attempting to forcefully place a woman in an Involuntary Mental Health Commitment, according to court records.
Suspended Trooper Ronald Davis, 38, had a felony strangulation charge dismissed on Oct. 21 by Judge Scott Evans after a bench trial, court docs show. Davis was also found not guilty of unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, simple assault and official oppression charges following a bench trial.
Davis was a member of Troop L in Jonestown, and a member of Pennsylvania State Police since 2015. Following the filing of the charges back in September he was suspended without pay.
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According to charging documents from State Police at Lykens, after getting the Involuntary Mental Health Commitment at the Lykens barracks, Davis found the woman in Weiser State Forest. Witness video showed Davis throwing the woman to the ground while he was attempting to restrain her.