Judge Partly Lifts No-Contact Order for Cape Coral Officer Accused of Battery, Barring Violent Contact Instead
A Lee County judge has lifted the no-contact order against Cape Coral Police officer Travis Harrison, 34, who faces misdemeanor battery and assault charges, and replaced it with an order forbidding violent contact; his pretrial hearing is set for Election Day.
A judge has partly lifted the no-contact order in the case of a Cape Coral police officer accused of battery. Travis Harrison, 34, faces one count of battery and one count of assault, both misdemeanors. Lee County Judge Nicole Mirra on October 29 granted a motion filed October 12 by Harrison's defense attorney, Timothy Culhane, lifting the no-contact order and amending it to forbid violent contact, the News-Press reported.
According to the reporting, the woman in the case told Lee County sheriff's deputies that Harrison pushed her and grabbed her wrists and pinned her to a garage floor. The sheriff's office conducted the criminal investigation that led to Harrison's arrest. Cape Coral Police said at the time of the arrest that Harrison was off duty; he was placed on administrative leave, and the department is conducting its own internal affairs investigation. The charges are allegations, and the case has not been tried.
Harrison is next due in court on Tuesday, November 3, for a pretrial hearing, according to court records. The amended order leaves a court-enforced line in place — no violent contact — while the criminal case and the department's internal review proceed on their separate tracks.
