Former Frederick police officer sentenced to probation in suspect assault

A former Frederick Police Department officer was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to assault for hitting a man on the head while arresting him according to court records Related Articles Jokic s brother pleads guilty in viral gameday fight -year-old woman remains hospitalized following triple stabbing in Aurora Colorado woman among activists charged with alleged doxing of ICE agent in Los Angeles What role did a Colorado law play in the release of Ephraim Debisa from Weld County s jail How conditions inside Golden s now-emptied juvenile detention facility reached a developing point Trevor James McCourt was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault official misconduct and reckless endangerment in June after his department fired him for using his institution gun to hit a suspect on the head while he was arresting him The assault charge was a felony and the other charges were misdemeanors McCourt pleaded guilty to third-degree assault a misdemeanor in June as part of a plea agreement and was sentenced to probation court records show Prosecutors dismissed the other charges as part of the plea deal McCourt voluntarily gave up his state police certification in July according to the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training database Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day