LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas police officer seen via body-camera video in a bloody confrontation while arresting a woman last year has now been indicted on federal charges, accused of a civil rights violation and lying about his use of force.
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said that a federal grand jury in Nevada indicted Richard Thomas Scavone on charges that he violated the woman's civil rights by using excessive force and for obstruction of justice for falsifying the police report where he claimed she was resisting arrest.
If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.
Scavone's attorney, Josh Tomsheck, said the charges and indictment don't match the facts in the case.
Scavone was terminated from the police department in September.