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Rhode Island police officer convicted of assaulting detainee
May 7, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A Rhode Island police officer has been convicted of punching and kneeing a man in custody.
Cranston Officer Andrew Leonard, 40, was found guilty Thursday after a three-day bench trial of misdemeanor simple assault, and received a one-year suspended sentence with probation.
Leonard scuffled with a Gian Mattiello, who had been charged in connection with a domestic incident, in the booking area on March 5, 2020, authorities said. The altercation was caught on surveillance video and witnessed by two other officers.
Although Mattiello clearly goaded Leonard, the officer missed opportunities to de-escalate the situation, the judge said at sentencing.