FROM THE NEWSROOM: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Two Bridgeport police officers have pleaded guilty to violating a mans civil rights by using unreasonable force in an incident captured on a videotape. The U.S. Attorneys office says 42-year-old Elson Morales and 41-year-old Joseph Lawlor pleaded guilty Tuesday in Bridgeport to deprivation of rights under color of law. The video showed police officers kicking and stomping Orlando Lopez-Soto after he was shot with a stun gun and fell to the ground in Beardsley Park in May 2011 following a car chase. Its not clear who recorded the video, which was posted on YouTube. Prosecutors say Morales used his stun gun a second time after the man was effectively incapacitated and Lawlor kicked him several times. The city recently settled the case by agreeing to pay $198,000 to Lopez-Soto. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 20:20:22 +0000
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