SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- A former Milford, Iowa, police officer who provided alcohol to a minor has been fined and placed on probation.
Richard Zalabowski, 29, pleaded guilty in Dickinson County District Court to supplying alcohol to a person under age, a serious misdemeanor.
District Judge David Larson on Tuesday suspended a 60-day jail sentence, placed Zalabowski on probation for one year and fined him $750.
While employed as a police officer, Zalabowski provided alcohol to a 19-year-old girl on Dec. 8 at a party at The Ritz in Arnolds Park, Iowa. During a voluntary interview with investigators, the girl admitted that Zalabowski provided her with alcohol, court documents said.
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Zalabowski resigned from the Milford police force after he was charged.