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Officer in Md. student beating to serve detention

By Jessica Gresko
Published December 14, 2012 6:57pm ET
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Officer in Md. student beating to serve detention
An image made from a March 3, 2010 videotape taken by a student from a dorm room window and provided by Roberts and Wood Law Firm shows Prince Georges County, Md., police allegedly beating University of Maryland student John McKenna. A police officer convicted of beating a University of Maryland student in 2010 after a rowdy student celebration that followed the Maryland basketball team's win over Duke is scheduled to be sentenced. Prince George's County police Cpl. James Harrison was found guilty of second-degree assault in October and is set to be sentenced Friday. (AP Photo/Roberts and Wood Law Firm) | Anonymous

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A former police officer will spend 30 days in home detention for beating a University of Maryland student during a rowdy celebration following the school’s 2010 basketball victory over Duke, a judge ruled Friday.

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