The Taylorville Police Department has terminated Officer Anthony Telford after the department completed its internal investigation of an incident involving Telford last month.

Telford, a seven-year veteran of the Taylorville Police Department, was facing domestic battery charges in Skokie, Illinois due to an incident with his wife following a Chicago Cubs game, where she accused him of choking and punching her in the face during an argument.

Those charges were dropped last week; however Telford had remained on paid administrative leave during the Taylorville Police Department’s investigation. Regional Radio News will have more details on this story as they become available.