the beating and said he initially lied, saying he had nothing to do with it, but then recanted his story a few days later. the state is still in the process of calling rebuttal witnesses but the jury is expected to get the case sometime tomorrow. again, the two officers are accused with second-degree assault and misconduct. the judge dropped the most serious charge of first-degree assault. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. breaking news from the office of the state s attorney general. two men have been charged with second-degree assault for allegedly assailing a suspect in police custody on october 27. officer saw him engaged in suspected drug activity. we ll have more throughout the hour. some breaking news from prince george s county. a serious police involved accident in the clinton area. happened just after 3:00. injuries to the officer are described as critical. she had been taken to a hospital for treatment. stay with us for any new developments in this case. the