Post by KC on Jan 20, 2007 0:16:45 GMT -5
A police officer has resigned amid an investigation into how a man he arrested suffered a broken leg.
Police Chief Neil Ferdelman said Officer Erich Mischke, 31, of Fairfield, a Hamilton officer since January 2005, quit last week after departmental investigators attempted to ask him about a Dec. 27 incident.
Robert Strong, 29, was arrested on several charges, including drug offenses and resisting arrest. No complaint was filed, but an internal investigation began after police supervisors reviewed incident reports.
They became concerned that Strong was already subdued and may have been in a prone position and possibly handcuffed when Mischke reportedly struck him with an extendable police baton, Ferdelman said.
The investigation ended with Mischke's resignation, but information about the incident remains under review by the Butler County Prosecutor's Office for possible criminal charges, Ferdelman said.
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Police Chief Neil Ferdelman said Officer Erich Mischke, 31, of Fairfield, a Hamilton officer since January 2005, quit last week after departmental investigators attempted to ask him about a Dec. 27 incident.
Robert Strong, 29, was arrested on several charges, including drug offenses and resisting arrest. No complaint was filed, but an internal investigation began after police supervisors reviewed incident reports.
They became concerned that Strong was already subdued and may have been in a prone position and possibly handcuffed when Mischke reportedly struck him with an extendable police baton, Ferdelman said.
The investigation ended with Mischke's resignation, but information about the incident remains under review by the Butler County Prosecutor's Office for possible criminal charges, Ferdelman said.
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