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September 2012
A leaked video made by another Millvale employee showed Murphy using a stun
gun on a shirtless Smith while he was handcuffed in the police station.
Smith had been arrested for public drunkenness.
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大陪审团认为应该起诉
A grand jury has indicted a Millvale police officer who used a stun gun on a
handcuffed suspect.
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审判结果：
PITTSBURGH - After deliberating approximately four hours, a federal jury
found Nicole Murphy guilty of deprivation of rights under color of law,
United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
U.S. Attorney Hickton said, “Law enforcement officers are sworn to uphold
and obey the law. Nicole Murphy did neither when she used a dangerous weapon
to subdue a handcuffed defendant, thereby violating his civil rights.”
Murphy, 30, was tried before United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
According to Assistant United States Attorneys Carolyn J. Bloch and Cindy
Chung, who prosecuted the case, the evidence presented at trial established
that Murphy, on Sept. 21, 2012, while acting under color of law as a police
officer with the Millvale Police Department, deprived an individual
identified as Thomas Smith of the constitutional right to be free from
unreasonable force, by deploying a taser in both drive and probe-stun modes
on Smith’s person while he was handcuffed behind his back and seated on the
floor of the squad room at the Millvale Police Department.
Judge Schwab scheduled sentencing for March 13, 2015, at 10 a.m. The law
provides for a maximum total sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,
000 or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence
imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior
criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Pending sentencing, the court continued defendant on bond.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation that led to
the prosecution of Murphy. |
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