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A former Hamtramck, Michigan, Police Department officer was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison in federal court in Michigan for pistol-whipping a motorist, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the assault, the victim, identified in court documents only as D.M., suffered broken facial bones and lacerations requiring stitches, among other injuries, according to authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan McInerney, 45, of Grosse Ile Township, Michigan, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gershwin A. Drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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McInerney pleaded guilty on Jan. 8\u00a0to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. As part of the plea agreement, McInerney also voluntarily relinquished his law enforcement license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defendant also admitted that, later that same night during a different arrest, he pistol-whipped a second civilian, identified as J.M., also without justification, breaking J.M.\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe defendant abused the trust given to him as a law enforcement officer when he pistol-whipped two arrestees on two separate occasions,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vast majority of police officers are decent, caring and honorable men and women who are dedicated to protecting and serving the public and safeguarding civil rights,\u201d said Acting U.S. Attorney Saima Mohsin for the Eastern District of Michigan. \u201cWe live in a nation governed by the rule of law and no one is above the law. Police officers like McInerney who use unreasonable and excessive force and who inflict harm on the very citizens they are sworn to protect will be vigorously prosecuted and brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the plea hearing, the defendant admitted that on the night of June 22, 2014, while he was on duty as a Hamtramck Police Department (HPD) officer, he initiated a traffic stop on D.M. After D.M. stopped his car, the defendant approached the driver\u2019s side door and ordered D.M. to put his hands up, and D.M. complied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regardless, and without justification, the defendant used his service firearm to pistol-whip D.M. several times in the face, through the open window of D.M.\u2019s car door. D.M. did not present a danger to the defendant, and there was no lawful reason for the pistol-whipping, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strikes caused D.M. to suffer broken facial bones, among other injuries, officials stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defendant further admitted that he intentionally memorialized a false account of this incident in an official HPD use of force form in order to cover up his excessive use of force against D.M. and to impede any further investigation of this incident, officials stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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