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Chase Winkle, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chase Winkle, a former officer with the Muncie Police Department in Muncie, Indiana, pleaded guilty Monday to eleven civil rights and obstruction charges. <\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, Winkle pleaded guilty to five federal civil rights offenses for assaulting arrestees and to six obstruction offenses for writing false reports to cover up the assaults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winkle, Jeremy Gibson, and Corey Posey, along with Sgt. Joseph Kresja, were indicted in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Winke and Gibson have pleaded guilty. Posey and Kresja are scheduled to be tried in January.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOfficer Winkle, the son of the former Chief of Police, confessed to repeated uses of excessive force and obstruction of justice,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u201cThis defendant\u2019s misconduct injured his victims and undermined the police department\u2019s credibility with the community. We hope that this guilty plea sends a message that neither a badge nor familial connections will shield an officer from facing justice for his wrongdoing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The maximum penalty for deprivation of rights offenses is 10 years in prison and 20 years for false report charges, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to authorities, Winkle admitted that he knew at the time of the incidents that his uses of force against the arrestees were unjustified and unreasonable under the circumstances. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"He further admitted that he wrote false reports about what happened, including making false statements and material omissions, to influence any potential investigations into the incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents and statements made during the change of plea hearing, on or about Aug. 9, 2018, Winkle and another officer arrested a civilian identified as L.G. <\/span><\/p>\n

As L.G. was lying on the ground, with the other officer holding both of L.G.\u2019s hands behind his back, L.G. directed a verbal insult toward the officers. <\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the insult, Officer Winkle, using his knee, dropped his full body weight down onto L.G.\u2019s neck and head area. <\/span><\/p>\n

L.G. screamed out in pain and yelled that Winkle had crushed his face. A few moments later, Winkle deployed taser prongs into L.G.\u2019s back and activated the taser. <\/span><\/p>\n

Officer Winkle\u2019s use of force caused severe bodily injury to L.G., multiple facial fractures that required surgery. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Following the incident, Winkle wrote a false report about what happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

On or about June 5, 2018, Winkle participated in the arrest of two then-juveniles, N.B. and R.F. <\/span><\/p>\n

The incident began when MPD officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a car, but the driver did not initially stop and instead drove away from the officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n