A Massachusetts State Trooper has been indicted on charges in connection with a beating caught on camera in a two-state police chase in May.
Joseph Flynn, 32, of the Massachusetts State Police and Andrew Monaco, 31, of the New Hampshire State Police, were arrested on charges stemming from their use of force in the arrest of Richard Simone Jr. on May 11, the attorney general said in a statement. Video caught by a TV news helicopter shows Simone appearing to surrender and officers then punching him repeatedly.
Flynn was charged with two counts of simple assault.
He will appear in court on Oct. 14.
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