Warrants: Fort Worth officer told wife she should be set on fire

Lawrence Blanchard, 51, of Arlington, is a Fort Worth police officer accused of domestic assault. He’s on restricted duty following his arrest. (Photo: Arlington Police)

FORT WORTH — A veteran Fort Worth police officer yelled at his wife that she should be set on fire and cut with a razor and should have her eyes gouged out last month as children stood nearby in their Arlington home, according to arrest warrants obtained by the Star-Telegram.

Fort Worth officer Lawrence Blanchard ordered his 4-year-old son to swear at her and tell her to shut up, which the boy did, the warrants state.

Blanchard, a 25-year veteran of the department, was arrested Monday. He was on restricted duty pending an administrative investigation related to the Arlington case, Fort Worth police said.

Blanchard, 51, remained free Tuesday after posting bail on charges of terroristic threatening and assault bodily injury/family member. He could not be reached Tuesday.

More at http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/10/5889398/warrant-fort-worth-officer-yelled.html .