Crime & Safety
Charges Pending Against Sonoma County Fire Battalion Chief: DA
Charges remain under review against a Sonoma County Fire District battalion chief who was arrested May 11 on suspicion of domestic violence.
WINDSOR, CA — The Sonoma County District Attorney's Office is still reviewing allegations of domestic violence involving a Sonoma County Fire District battalion chief and his girlfriend. On Friday, Battalion Chief Ronald Busch and his attorney Jonathan Steele were in Sonoma County Superior Court, where a hearing on whether charges will be filed was set for July 2.
Busch and Steele declined to comment on the allegations Friday morning.
Windsor police arrested Busch, 52, at home May 11 on suspicion of felony domestic violence and false imprisonment involving his 36-year-old girlfriend, Sonoma County Sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said.
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Busch posted $30,000 bond on May 12 and was released from the Sonoma County Jail.
A report on the alleged domestic violence incident was sent back to Windsor police for further investigation, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch said last month.
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Busch was placed on paid administrative leave, Sonoma County Fire District Deputy Chief Matt Gustafson said.
— Bay City News Service
