The Hartford Civilian Police Review Board unanimously voted to sustain the violations against Sgt. James Guzie, who was accused of punching a Black woman in the face in the Hartford Police Department’s booking facility in 2021.
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A Hartford police sergeant who struck a woman in the face after she spat at him while being booked has been charged with misdemeanor assault.
Sergeant James Guzie, 47, was arrested on a third-degree assault charged in connection with the incident on March 15 in the police department detention area, authorities said on Tuesday.
Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody called Guzie s behaviour simply unacceptable, saying in a statement: Despite the inappropriate behavior of the arrestee, the officer should never have reacted the way he did.
A Hartford police sergeant who struck a woman in the face after she spat at him while being booked has been charged with misdemeanor assault. Sergeant James Guzie, 47, was arrested on a third-degree assault charged in connection with the incident on March 15 in the police department detention area
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