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ALABAMA<\/strong> – An Alabama criminal investigator plead guilty Friday to assaulting a handcuffed man at a Macon County jail, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

J. Keith McCray,<\/strong> a criminal investigator with the Macon County, Ala., Sheriff\u2019s Office, pleaded guilty in federal court today to assaulting a handcuffed man at the county jail, resulting in bodily injury to the victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant attacked an innocent citizen who was simply trying to earn a living on the day of the incident,\u201d said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division. \u201cWhen he assaulted the defenseless victim, he violated the trust put in him by the community as well as the law. The Department will continue to hold accountable those who abuse their authority.\u201d<\/p>\n

At sentencing, McCray faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, officials said.<\/p>\n

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation<\/p>\n

According to an indictment, \u00a0McCray, 41, violated the civil rights of a door-to-door salesman who was selling alarm systems in McCray\u2019s Tuskegee, Alabama neighborhood on July 13, 2013.<\/p>\n

At the plea hearing, McCray admitted that he arrested the salesman and took him to the Macon County Jail. There, officials said McCray struck the victim four times in the face and head while the victim was handcuffed and posed no threat.<\/p>\n

McCray pleaded guilty to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we look to law enforcement to maintain the safety and security of our citizens, their position of authority does not give them the right to act outside the bounds of the law,\u201d said U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama.<\/span><\/p>\n

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