Crime

Officer testifies he hit U.Md. student for cause

By Naomi Jagoda
Published October 17, 2012 4:00am ET
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Officer testifies he hit U.Md. student for cause
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.

One of two Prince George’s County police officers on trial for beating a University of Maryland student in 2010 testified Wednesday that he acted because he perceived the 21-year-old as a threat.

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