William Melendez convicted of assault with intent to conclude great bodily harm after video showed him punching Floyd Dent 16 times in the head during traffic stopA former Detroit-area police officer has been found guilty in the January beating of an unarmed black man a case that drew national attention for footage of the incident and comparisons to the 1991 assault of Rodney King in Los Angeles.
The officer,William Melendez, 47, and was convicted of assault with intent to conclude great bodily harm less than murder and misconduct in office. He was not found guilty of a third charge,assault by strangulation.
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Source: theguardian.com