NORTH CAROLINA
The Department of Justice this week announced that Robert George, a former sergeant with the Hickory Police Department, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of using excessive force against a female arrestee, and for obstructing justice.
The indictment alleges that on Nov. 11, 2013, George assaulted a female victim, identified in the indictment by the initials Chelsea Doolittle, by slamming her face-first to the ground, causing her to suffer bodily injury.
The following day, George allegedly wrote a false police report to cover up the offense.
George, 45, of Hickory, North Carolina, was arraigned on these charges in federal court. George was fired by the police department.
He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.