Three former police officers violently assaulted people during arrests and covered up their actions for years, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, Nov. 14.
Former Mt. Carmel Borough Lt. David Donkockik, 53, of Catawissa; former Patrol Officer Jonathan McHugh, 36, of Tamaqua; and former Patrol Officer Kyle Schauer, 36, of Catawissa, were each sentenced in connection with the civil-rights conspiracy, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Donkockik was sentenced to seven years in prison, McHugh to six years, and Schauer to four years during a hearing before Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, prosecutors said…