Video showed a police officer from Warren Police Department in Michigan punch a young Black man and slam his head to the ground on June 13, 2023. (Source: Screenshot - Detroit Free Press/YouTube)

Former cop in Michigan indicted on civil rights crime for punching Black man; incident caught on video

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WARREN, Mich. — A former police officer in Michigan was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on charges he violated the civil rights of a young Black man after he punched him in the face in an incident caught on camera.

The two-count indictment was filed on Thursday against a former officer with Warren Police Department, which polices a suburban city in the Detroit Metro area. The indicment will replace a federal criminal complaint filed against the former officer in July.

More on the indictment and video.

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