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Rhode Island Cop Charged with Assault for Slamming Man's Face into Street over Parking Dispute
https://pinacnews.com/index.php/2022/08/11/watch-rhode-island-cop-charged-with-assault-for-slamming-mans-face-into-street-over-parking-dispute/
A Rhode Island police captain was charged with simple assault Thursday after he was caught on video slamming a man’s face into the street when the man had already been handcuffed and was not resisting.
But Providence Police Captain Stephen Gencarella is insisting he was the victim, claiming he was the one injured in the incident which took place in July.
The 25-year veteran cop has been on “paid injury active-duty status” since the incident collecting his $105,730-a-year salary, according to WPRI. The department has not explained the nature of his injuries.
Meanwhile, the department’s police chief, Colonel Hugh T. Clements Jr., has informed Gencarella that he will be fired for multiple departmental policy violations.
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