Black Foreplay: Chicago 911 dispatcher Charles Reed, 35, reassigned after charged with beating girlfriend & an illegal handgun In Englewood

A Chicago Fire Department dispatcher has been reassigned from 911 duties after he was arrested and accused of beating his girlfriend and having a gun without a firearms identification card, officials said.

Charles Reed, 35, is charged with misdemeanor domestic battery and misdemeanor possession of a firearm without having a FOID card. The victim did not want to pursue felony charges, police said.

Reed was arrested around 8:55 p.m. Monday in the 5700 block of South Emerald Avenue after the woman called 911 and said he had hit her in the face and had a gun, according to authorities.

The woman was taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center. Police asked evidence technicians to check his weapon for evidence and take photos of the woman, according to authorities.