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Editor's note: The charges against Adam Quirk were expunged on July 12, 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY — A former FBI agent who was facing a felony charge after an alleged assault on his live-in girlfriend in December has resolved the case against him by entering a no contest plea to a misdemeanor.
Adam Grant Quirk, 36, was initially charged in 3rd District Court with aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor, and damaging a phone, a class B misdemeanor. Earlier this month, he pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor, according to court records.
In a document filed as part of his plea, Quirk said he would not dispute the state's allegations that he "got into a loud argument and threw belongings out of the back door of my apartment."
Salt Lake police were called to the apartment just before 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 13 after receiving a report of domestic violence.
Quirk's girlfriend told officers he "began drinking" and was "becoming belligerent," according to charging documents. She said she locked herself in the master bedroom and also hid Quirk's cellphone "to keep him from doing hurtful things on it while being intoxicated."
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Officers noted that the woman had "several visible marks/bruises on her neck," a bump on the back of her head and a cut on her hand, according to the charges. Officers said they found the woman's damaged cellphone in a trash can, as well as a broken glass bottle.
Quirk's attorney, Tara Isaacson, said Tuesday she could not discuss the resolution of the case. Salt Lake County prosecutor Roger Blaylock did not return two calls seeking comment about the plea agreement.
Quirk no longer works for the FBI. His no contest plea will be held in abeyance for nine months. It will be dismissed if he doesn't commit any new criminal offenses during that time and pays $250 in court fees.
