An NYPD cop was busted in Queens for messaging a woman he was ordered to stay away from — just hours after he was released without bail for assaulting and nearly strangling her, police said Sunday.
Officer Keith Roman was arrested Saturday night on criminal contempt charges for allegedly violating an order of protection by sending messages to his ex-girlfriend through social media, police said.
A Queens court judge had issued the order of protection just hours earlier, during his arraignment for strangulation, assault and harassment charges that stemmed from incidents earlier in the year.
During fights in May and June, Roman allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend in the face and choked her, according to court documents. He also allegedly left her threatening voice messages and sent her a picture of a noose hanging from a tree.
The 29-year-old cop was released without bail on Saturday afternoon — a decision the judge made “based on the facts and circumstances of that singular arraignment,” Office of Court Administration spokesman Lucian Chalfen said in an emailed statement to The Post.
“In New York State bail is set to ensure a defendants return to court. It is neither punitive nor prospective,” he said.
Roman was back in handcuffs around 11:30 p.m., when police re-arrested him.
The six-year veteran of the force most recently worked for the department’s Housing Bureau. He was suspended without pay, police said.
Roman was previously arrested in March after cops allegedly saw him sleeping in his car on the side of the Clearview Expressway — with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. He was charged with refusing to take a Breathalyzer test and driving while intoxicated, police said.