DENVER — A Denver police officer was fired Tuesday after he was arrested Saturday night by Aurora officers for investigation of domestic violence harassment and prohibited use of weapons.
Officer Daniel Caballero, 27, was arrested after an incident in Aurora that involved him and two other people, the Denver Police Department said. He was arrested for investigation of domestic violence harassment, menacing, and prohibited use of weapons, the department said.
He joined the police department in 2021 and was on the department’s patrol division. The department said in a news release he was still on probationary status and was fired Tuesday.
Court records show his next court date is a return of filing of charges set for Oct. 20. His bond was set at $5,000 cash and was posted Monday.
APD said the incident happened around 11:20 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of South Waco Way and involved a report of an armed person and possible domestic violence situation.
According to an affidavit for Caballero’s arrest, Caballero had been at a party with his girlfriend, another woman and her friend and had been drinking. Around 11 p.m., Caballero’s girlfriend got the group to leave the party because Caballero was “highly intoxicated.”
While they were driving back to the Waco Way home, the man who was with the group saw Caballero pull his girlfriend’s hair while she was driving, according to the affidavit.
The group got back to the house and got into an argument downstairs. At one point, Caballero allegedly grabbed a Glock 26 handgun and pushed it into the other man’s abdomen.