Comment on Updated: APD officer, wife charged with child abuse

An Albuquerque police officer and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse, according to New Mexico State Police. Skyler McClaskey, 31, and Jodi McClaskey, 34, of Tijeras were booked into jail Saturday morning. Jodi McClaskey (Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center) Skyler McClaskey (Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center) Skyler McClaskey has been a patrol officer with the Albuquerque Police Department since 2006, said APD spokeswoman Celina Espinoza. She said he is on paid administrative leave, but that could change if he is indicted on the child abuse charge. Espinoza also said the officer had a warrant for issuing worthless checks. The child abuse arrest stems from a welfare check made by State Police and the state Children, Youth and Families Department. Around 3:30 p.m.