Former Kansas deputy loses license after being convicted of beating, intimidating girlfriend
A former Kansas sheriff’s deputy was stripped of his law enforcement license after he was convicted of beating and intimidating his girlfriend in a hotel room.
Eric Fisher, 43, of Bucklin, was employed by the Ford County Sheriff’s Office from Nov. 8, 2010 to Nov. 20, 2023, according to a summary order of revocation from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training.
The sheriff’s office website shows that Fisher held the rank of master deputy.
A news release from the Riley County Police Department said the incident happened in Manhattan in November 2023.
Asked to comment for this story, Fisher did not respond.
The order gives this summary of events:
On Nov. 8, 2023, Fisher and his girlfriend were staying at a hotel. The couple were drinking alcohol and began to argue.
The girlfriend recounted that Fisher grabbed her multiple times, strangled her, and hit her in the head and face, causing her to bleed and lose three teeth.
At one point she reached for the hotel room phone. Fisher unplugged it and took her cell phone. He threatened to “get his firearm.”
Fisher told his girlfriend to shower in order to wash off the blood and told her she was not leaving the hotel room. She was able to get out and “believed respondent [Fisher] would have killed her had she not been able to do so [get out],” the order said.
Fisher was charged in Riley County with one count of aggravated battery, aggravated intimidation of a victim, aggravated domestic battery and criminal threat.
He was sentenced to 24 months of probation, which started on June 18, 2024, according to a order of probation court document.
If he violates the terms of his probation, Fisher would be required to serve 38 months prison, court documents show.