Chelsea officer arrested for domestic assault, placed on leave, officials say

A Chelsea Police officer is facing charges for an alleged domestic incident early Thursday morning.

33-year-old Michael Villanueva is charged with domestic assault and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

According to Chelsea Police Chief Keith Houghton, officers responding to a report of a disturbance around 1:30 a.m. developed probable cause to arrest Villanueva, who was off-duty at the time…

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