District police officer accused of assault on prisoner

A Metropolitan Police Department detective was indicted Tuesday on a charge he assaulted a prisoner in his custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. D.C. Police Officer Jose Medina, 46, faces a potential maximum penalty of 180 days in prison and a fine of $1,000. In the indictment handed up by a Superior Court grand jury, Medina is accused of unlawful use of force against a handcuffed person inside the 3rd District detectives office on Oct. 14, 2006. – Scott McCabe

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