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ISP arrests Confinement Officer
Updated: Friday, 22 Jun 2012, 5:01 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 22 Jun 2012, 5:01 PM EDT
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WISH) - Indiana State Police say they arrested a former Huntington County Confinement Officer Friday after a two month long investigation.
44-year-old Walter McCann was being investigated regarding allegations of excessive use of force against a handcuffed prisoner, according to police.
A release states that on April 17th, a male prisoner in the Huntington County Jail was handcuffed, placed into a holding cell for disciplinary reasons and was allegedly battered by a confinement officer.
Later in the week, the Sheriff of Huntington County contacted the ISP Criminal Investigation Division at the Fort Wayne Post to investigate the allegations.
The report was turned over to the Huntington County Prosecutor's Office and the Huntington County Superior Court issued arrest warrants on the officer.
According to police, McCann is being charged with one count of Criminal Recklessness, a Class B Misdemeanor and one count of Battery, a Class B Misdemeanor.
The officer turned himself in to the Indiana State Police at the Huntington County Jail, where he was booked in under a $7,000 bond.
He has since posted bond and has been released.
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