Ex-Baltimore Cop Seen in Viral Video Brutally Beating Black Man Charged With Assault [Updated]

Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018; 11:55 a.m. EDT: The Baltimore police officer who resigned from his job after being caught brutally beating a black man has been indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges, including first-degree assault.

Ex-Baltimore Cop Seen in Viral Video Brutally Beating Black Man Charged With Assault [Updated]

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