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State trooper convicted after kicking handcuffed man in the face in Pennsylvania
Good to follow up on these incidents when we can. Justice (or the miscarriage of it) often takes years to play out.
In this instance, the cop has actually been found guilty. Now we'll just have to wait to see what sort of punishment he gets.
Suspended state Trooper Ryan Luckenbaugh didn't have to wait long Friday to learn his fate for kicking a handcuffed Harrisburg activist in the face.
It took a Dauphin County jury just 45 minutes to convict him of simple assault and official oppression.
And Senior Deputy District Attorney Stephen Zawisky said he'll probably seek jail time when Judge Scott A. Evans sentenced the 37-year-old Mechanicsburg man in April.
Christopher Siennick, the recipient of the kick Luckenbaugh landed on May 16, 2015, had a one-word reaction to the verdict. "Cowabunga!" he said.
It took a Dauphin County jury just 45 minutes to convict him of simple assault and official oppression.
And Senior Deputy District Attorney Stephen Zawisky said he'll probably seek jail time when Judge Scott A. Evans sentenced the 37-year-old Mechanicsburg man in April.
Christopher Siennick, the recipient of the kick Luckenbaugh landed on May 16, 2015, had a one-word reaction to the verdict. "Cowabunga!" he said.
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/jury_quickly_convicts_state_tr.html
The crime occurs shortly after the 4 minute, 10 second mark of this video (the contact occurs to the left of the frame, but the kicking motion is clear):