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St. Joseph officer pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault
May 24, 2021
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) A St. Joseph police officer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge Monday and resigned from the police force after he struck a handcuffed suspect during an arrest, Buchanan County Prosecutor Ron Holliday said.
James Langston entered the plea to fourth-degree assault during at the Buchanan County Courthouse.
As part of the plea deal,. Langston agreed to resign from the police department immediately and turn in his peace officers license to the state within 10 days, Holliday said. Langston had been with the force for more than 20 years.
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No one was injured in the incident, authorities said.
Langston has been with the department for more than 20 years and has been the supervisor of the School Resource Officer program for more than four years. He has been suspended without pay.
Langston is facing up to one year in county jail, and/or a fine not to exceed $2,000.
Holliday noted that other officers reported the incident and his office was promptly made aware of the police investigation.
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