Crime

Two P.G. cops indicted in beating of U.Md. student

By Ben Giles
Published September 20, 2011 4:00am ET
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Two P.G. cops indicted in beating of U.Md. student
Courtesy of youtube.com Grainy footage provided to media outlets shows several police officers in riot gear striking a student, reported to be John J. McKenna, with batons after the University of Maryland's basketball victory over Duke in March 2010.

Incident occurred during riot after Duke basketball game A grand jury indicted two Prince George’s County police officers Tuesday for allegedly beating a University of Maryland student during riots following a men’s basketball game in March 2010.

Special Operations Division officers Reginald Baker and James Harrison each were charged with first- and second-degree assault and misconduct while in office after they were allegedly caught on tape beating then-21-year-old student John J. McKenna, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks said Tuesday.

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