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ALABAMA <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Former\u00a0Tallassee, Alabama, Assistant Police Chief,\u00a0\"Former<\/a><\/strong>\u00a041, plead guilty today in a federal court to beating a suspect who he was interrogating, striking him with a phone-book-sized packet of paper, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles then lied about the incident to an FBI agent investigating the matter, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

He plead guilty to\u00a0one count of deprivation of rights and two counts of false statements, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles also pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute for abusing his position as assistant police chief. He wanted to steal about 16 pounds of marijuana from an evidence room, later selling it to a known drug dealer, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the plea hearing, Miles admitted t<\/a>hat in April 2013, while he was on duty as assistant police chief, he beat a prisoner who was serving a sentence at Tallassee Jail while he was interrogating the inmate about uncharged crimes the inmate was suspected of having committed.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the interrogation, Miles said he grabbed a thick packet of copy paper and used it to strike the victim multiple times across the victim\u2019s face and head. \u00a0Miles also repeatedly slapped the victim across the face and head with his hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles\u2019 abuse caused the victim to suffer bruising, redness and physical pain, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant intentionally violated a man\u2019s fundamental civil rights and threatened to weaken the public\u2019s confidence in our criminal justice system when he decided to beat a suspect into a confession, and to further engage in narcotics trafficking,\u201d said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division.\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cHis blatant criminal conduct undermines the dedicated efforts of the vast majority of law enforcement officers who serve honorably.\u00a0 The Justice Department will continue to protect the rights of all individuals, including those in custody, to be free from such abuse and criminal conduct.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMiles was a maverick, working outside the law,\u201d said U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFortunately the overwhelming majority of our law enforcement officials act reasonably and within the bounds of the Constitution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Miles’s sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.<\/span><\/p>\n

He faces up to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 for the deprivation of rights count. \u00a0For each of the other counts, he faces up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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