Two state troopers appeared in Plymouth County District Court this week for two separate incidents of alleged domestic violence. The State Police have relieved Ward of his duties after learning about the charges. Ward allegedly escalated an argument with the victim, forcing her to call in sick to work, threatening her while brandishing knives and a gun, and physically preventing her from fleeing their home. The other, now suspended Trooper in the court was Michael Gagnon, who’d been arraigned in December for allegedly physically assaulting a child, the Herald reported at the time. Gagnon was also suspended from the State Police following his arrest and is expected back in court on March 24 for a pre-trial hearing.