BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A Bangor jury has cleared a Winslow police officer accused of using excessive force against a man in 2012.
The Morning Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/1nNmCmY ) the jury on Monday cleared Officer Haley Fleming of an excessive force charge in connection with the January 2012 incident.
William Sadulsky alleged in a civil suit that Fleming and two other officers used excessive force, illegally entered his home and unlawfully detained him while responding to a noise complaint at his Winslow home.
He says his hands were raised when police used a stun gun on him.
Fleming’s lawyer says the jury found that Fleming was within his rights as a police officer to intervene with reasonable force after Sadulsky put another officer in a headlock.
Sadulsky’s lawyer says he’s considering an appeal.
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Information from: Morning Sentinel, https://www.onlinesentinel.com/
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